rocky island

collocation in English

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rocky
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒk.i/us
/ˈrɑː.ki/
made of rock and therefore usually rough and difficult to ...
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island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
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(Definition ofrockyandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Arockyislandwas at 264.5 kilometer point.
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It is arockyisland, and its waters are rich in aquatic life.
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It stands 62 feet on the top of therockyisland.
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However, the landing is on the shores of the sandy beach of therockyisland.
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Therockyislandis virtually treeless (except in small, sheltered areas).
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It stands at the middle of a lake on arockyisland.
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It gets its name from arockyislandlocated in the middle of the lake.
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It is said to be a particularlyrockyisland, 2.5 miles long.
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It forms burrows in coarse sand sediments onrockyislandcoasts.
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It is possible to walk across to therockyislandat low tide.
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An isolated,rockyislandof only 6.25kmsqmi 0, it is often shrouded in fog, forming a hazard for shipping vessels.
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There is a singlerockyislandthat is less than 200ft m long that gives the lake its name.
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She reaches therockyislandand it sinks beneath her taking her form and soul with it.
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The tale is about two fishermen who decide to spend the night on a smallrockyislandin the sea.
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It is surrounded by coastal cliffs of an otherwise barren androckyisland, and a sea, frozen almost year-round.
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At the base of therockyisland, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders.
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Frozen ground and lack of soil on therockyislandalso prevents digging graves, but rocks are piled on top of the burial sites instead.
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Beyond these lingams, the river stretch of about includes a smallrockyislandand ends over a fall into a pool.
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The cape is actually a smallrockyislandwhich is joined to the icecap of the mainland by an ice ramp.
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