Most people think of Japan as a compact collection of large islands, but a map of the country shows otherwise.

大多数人认为日本是由密集的大岛屿组成，而这个国家的地图显示出的是另一番景象。

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One such volcano-induced landslide occurred thousands of years ago in the Greek islands, causing the Minoan civilization to be wiped from the map.

数千年前在希腊岛屿就发生了这样的一场引发火山的山崩，导致古希腊克里特文明从此消失。

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I would copy down the names of islands, ports and towns I had never heard of and make calls to countries I couldn't point to on the map.

名字记下，因为都是一些从没听说过的地方，然后再打电话到那些我在地图上都找不到的国家。

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According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, the waves this week were triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake that took place some 120 miles (195km) south of the Samoa group of islands (see map).

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The hurricane center's five-day forecast map shows Ike arriving near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday.

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An 1836 map of the city shows several large islands in the middle of the river, Michigan's longest running 232 miles from the center of the state west to Lake Michigan.

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