1.   The island chain arcs from north to south.

2.   But maps of the sea floor near the island chain, created using altimetry data from satellites, showed only a small hill-like feature.

3.   Especially, drastic cuts should be considered for Okinawa, where too many troops are stationed for such a small island chain.

4.   How many people actually work with fish in seafood processing plants in the upper Aleutian island chain?

5.   Hurricane Marilyn crossed the southern Leeward Islands on Thursday, just nine days after Luis battered northern parts of the island chain.

6.   In the Spratly island chain, Philippines warships seized four Chinese fishing vessels Saturday in contested waters.

7.   Key West, the southernmost city, dangles at the end of the island chain between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

8.   Most hot spots lie under oceans and give birth to island chains like the Hawaiian islands, Hinman said.

9.   Northward ocean currents created by tides force water into the Vestfjorden between the mainland and the island chain, raising the sea level in the Vestfjorden.

10.   The atolls, part of a larger island chain known as the Spratlys, are hundreds of miles from the Chinese mainland.