oceanic island

collocation in English

meaningsofoceanicandisland

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withisland.
oceanic
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.ʃiˈæn.ɪk/us
/ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.ɪk/
relating ...
See more atoceanic
island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
See more atisland

(Definition ofoceanicandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoceanic island

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Control of seedling recruitment by land crabs in a rain forest on a remoteoceanicisland.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is highly unusual for subaerial flows on anoceanicisland.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As anoceanicisland, this island has never been connected with any other islands or the mainland.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Another type of volcanicoceanicislandoccurs where an oceanic rift reaches the surface.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A special case occurs for the highest point on anoceanicislandor continent.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
One type of volcanicoceanicislandis found in a volcanic island arc.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Inverted alkaline-tholeiitic sequences related to lithospheric thickness in the evolution of continental rifts and oceanic islands.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The facility focuses on showingoceanicislandspecies and in conservation, education, and research related to these species, and contains an aquarium, a natural history museum, and a zoo.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Oceanic islands are celebrated for their impoverished land invertebrate faunas, among which a high proportion is normally endemic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Depending on their geological origin, islands forming archipelagos can be referred to as "oceanic islands", "continental fragments", and "continental islands".
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Coral reefs are found in the deep sea away from continental shelves, around oceanic islands and as atolls.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They also occur on a number of oceanic islands.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Oceanic islands arise due to volcanic activity or reef growth, and usually subside over time due to erosion and changing sea levels.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Surtseyan eruptions are the hallmark of shallow-water volcanic oceanic islands, however they are not specifically confined to them.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thus, leeward or windward siting is an important weather and climate factor on oceanic islands.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As with other oceanic islands, land mammals are mostly bats.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This has enabled them to colonize a wide range, including many oceanic islands.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The habitat consists of coastal areas, dry heath forests, limestone forests, oceanic islands and dry secondary forests.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They are also exhibited by of species which inhabit windy habitats like oceanic islands or in high elevations.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofoceanic
Go to the definition ofisland
See other collocations withisland