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landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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Where the reefs poked up high enough, wind and waves would toss up sand and rubble, forming slender islets.
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
These worthless islets are claimed by both China and Japan.
—Michael O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
The archipelago is made up of more than 180 islands and islets, creating a nearly endless amount of shoreline.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
To honor this miraculous find, the sailors cast stones into the water, gradually forming an artificial islet.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
These worthless islets are claimed by both China and Japan.
—Michael O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
The archipelago is made up of more than 180 islands and islets, creating a nearly endless amount of shoreline.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
To honor this miraculous find, the sailors cast stones into the water, gradually forming an artificial islet.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət 
1
: a little island
Medical Definition
islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət
: a small isolated mass of one type of tissue within a different type
specifically
: islet of langerhans
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