1.   From the Skeppsbron and surrounding islands the people watched this thing of beauty begin to spread her sails and catch the wind.

2.   It was still shy of gale force, but enough for port police in Lesbos and surrounding islands to ban all passenger ferry service.

3.   The earthquakes that have rocked Miyake and surrounding islands in the Izu chain have generated fears a big earthquake could strike Tokyo.

4.   Waves caused by the quake slammed coastal villages on the western portion of New Guinea and surrounding islands.