I have more potatoes than carrots.
The island was lost in the middle of the ocean.
This island is uncharted.
The explorers intended to conquer the island.
EXAMPLES: We were shipwrecked on the island. We had found the shipwrecked sailors on a deserted island.
The country enlarged its territory with the annexation of the island
Tourism was the largest industry on the island.
The Hawaiian Island chain is an archipelago.
They had been surviving on the island for many years.
Island hopping is moving around from island to island. For example, The United States military practiced island-hopping during WWII in the war in the Pacific.
One leaves the Island by a long pontoon bridge.
Biak is a 948 square mile island in Indonesia.
The ship, forced in by a storm, ran aground on a small island.
Example sentence - We wanted more water to quench our thirst.