Isle

They were marooned on a desert isle.

People speak English and Manx in the Isle of Man.

"Are you going to the Isle of Skye in August?" "Yes."

The Isle of Man is a tax haven.

"In sight of Troy lies Tenedos, an isle / renowned and rich, while Priam held command, / now a mere bay and roadstead fraught with guile. / Thus far they sailed, and on the lonely strand / lay hid,"

Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man.

Dagmar Turner, 53, has had a passion for playing the violin since she was 10, and she is currently a member of the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra.

Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU.

His name is Ted Ames, and on one recent warm, warm blustery morning in Stonington, a picturesque village of about 1500 souls at the tip of Deer Isle, Maine, he could be seen, gray bearded and wiry standing on the dock and looking wistfully out to sea.

Many common mammals found along the shores of Lake Superior are conspicuously absent from this isle.