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This list contains all the irregular verbs of the English language. Each entry includes the base or bare infinitive first, followed by the simple past (V2) form and the past participle (V3) form. Taking some time to make sentences using each irregular verb form will help you to use these verbs correctly when speaking and writing. Simply reading through this list will help you to recognize an irregular verb when you see one.

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An adverb vocabulary word list (word bank), with adverbs from A to Z.

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I thought about travelling by sea every day. It was difficult to be at home.

I tried to speak with my mother. I told her, "I would like to travel by sea very much. I want to see the world."

I told her, "Please, help me speak with my father. Maybe with your help I could travel by sea."

My mother loved me very much. But she thought the same as my father. She thought that travelling by sea was dangerous. She thought that the best was to stay at home. She thought that life in England was the best for me.

One year later I visited Hull, a town in England. It was the 1 st of September. It was the year 1651.

I met my friend. His father had a ship. They travelled by sea very often. Their next journey was to London. My friend told me, "Go with us."

I thought about it. I wasn't prepared for this journey. But I could try if travelling by sea was for me. So I went to London.

I was very happy. It was my first journey by sea. It was very exciting. The first hour was great. But then we started to have problems. We saw a storm. It was closer and closer. The wind was stronger and stronger. The waves were bigger and bigger. The ship went up and down. I had fear. I thought about my home. I thought about my comfortable bed.

The storm was finished in the morning. The weather was nice the whole day. And the evening was beautiful. Everything was so quiet.

One man came to me. We talked. He made some jokes. They were funny. He asked me about the weather. I told him about my fear during the storm. "What storm?" he said, "The little wind?" he laughed.

He offered me a drink. I drank a lot. Soon I was drunk. I slept very well at night.

The next day, I forgot about my home. I forgot about my comfortable bed. I started to dream more about travelling by sea.

The next three days, the wind wasn't good. We went very slowly. Then the wind was stronger. We went faster.

The next day, another storm came. The storm was bigger. I was really scared.

I saw that the other men were scared too.

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This book is written in simplified English. The name of the book is Robinson Crusoe. It is about a man on a deserted island.

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There is a lot of content on the internet about how to survive on a desert island. However, we believe we come at the subject with a little more authority than most. Our name is Desert island survival and we create castaway experiences for wannabee Robinson Crusoe's as our job.

Introduction: Real Life vs. Reel Life (the movies)

When you imagine being marooned on a desert island, your mind probably brings forth images of Tom Hanks and his iconic side-kick Wilson in the movie Cast Away, novels like Robinson Crusoe, or survival reality shows like Bear Grylls' "The Island" and "Survivor".

While we perhaps don't want to end up on a desert island in a true survival situation, the more romantic notions of being marooned on a deserted island for a week are pretty appealing.

In many ways, it's the perfect opportunity for escapism. To disconnect from our busy world and live out a true adventure on a tropical island up close with untouched nature.

However, unlike the choreographed drama of television, the scripted trials of film or the romantic idea of being stranded on a desert island, true survival is a test of resilience, adaptability, and ingenuity.

Ready to step into the shoes of a modern-day Robinson Crusoe? Here are a few tips from our top 10 tips on how to survive on a desert island.

In the following guide, we'll break down our essential survival tips, step by step, so you can understand the science and art behind living on a deserted island.

Understanding Survival Psychology

Desert island Survival is 80% psychological and 20% physical. You need the right mindset to survive on a deserted island. Stay positive and remember that humans have a remarkable ability to adapt to and overcome extreme conditions. Your mind, when focused, can devise innovative solutions to seemingly impossible problems. Of all the tools you can bring, none will outcompete your mind.

So, here's the first tip: remain calm. Panic is your enemy. You need a clear head to devise a plan to survive on a desert island. One of the first things to do when you arrive in a new wilderness is. NOTHING AT ALL. Stop sit, observe and think about your priorities.

Once you've gathered your wits, look around you to see if there are any other survivors or useful debris you can salvage. These days life rafts typically include a survival kit, signalling flare.

Next, it's crucial to consider your survival priorities. shelter water fire or food, these will differ depending on location and conditions. Look for potential dangers, and make a rough plan for the immediate future. But where should you start? Often fresh water will be your number one priority.

Building Shelter

Shelter not only provides protection from the elements, it also offers us a psychological sense of security helping us to sleep better.

Much of survival is about efficiency. Consider calories spent for calories gained, so don't work hard work smart. Consider what is already pre-built for you.

In Survival, a cave or overhang is a gift of shelter. It saves time and resources and offers a watertight space. Just make sure it is above the tide line. Finding a sturdy tree or two to form corners of your four-pillared shelter is a great bet. You can then weave palm fronds and overlap them (shingling) like a tiled roof will create a watertight roof.

Most islands these days are strewn with trash making it easy to find cordage from discarded fishing nets. If your island is really remote, you could make rope from coconut tree fibres to help bind your shelter. Other great plants for cordage include hibiscus and banana trees.

Check out our complete guide on how to build a shelter here.

Choosing a Shelter Location

Where you build your shelter is as crucial as how you build it. It should be in a safe location, away from hazards such as deadwood, falling rocks, flooding, or game trails (animal tracks). Most of all it should be efficiently located, close enough to your water and food sources but far enough from the high-tide line.

Creating a Comfortable Living Space

Remember, your shelter isn't just a place to sleep. It's your new home. Make it comfortable. You may be on this tropical island for a while, and a small amount of comfort can greatly boost your morale. A soft bed of leaves, a makeshift chair, or a sunshade can make a big difference. We have even had castaways make coral wind chimes and shell-lined paths.
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Securing Water

Hydration is typically your greatest priority.

Remember the rule of threes. Three minutes without oxygen, three days without water and 30 days without food.

If there is a freshwater source you will almost certainly need to boil the water to purify it (see fire later on). If there isn't a freshwater source, you'll need to improvise.

Coconuts are your low-hanging fruit. (boom boom) packed with up to 500ml of nutrient-rich water they are lifesavers and each can represent a day of survival.

Plastic bottles on most islands can be cut to make a solar still to convert sea water in to fresh, or two glass bottles can be used to create a primitive still on a fire.

Identifying Drinkable Water

Desert islands often live up their names and are dry places with little fresh water due to poourous soil. Not all water sources are safe. When looking for drinking water follow the land downhill, looking for depressions and old river shapes. Stagnant water can contain harmful bacteria and parasites. Water from streams or springs is typically safer drinking water. If in doubt, boil water for several minutes to kill all harmful organisms.

Constructing a Water Collection System

If you don't have bottles or can't find a water source, another option is to set up a system to collect rainwater. You can use large leaves, bark, or any container-like items to catch food that you find. Rainwater is usually safe drinking water without treatment.

Mastering Fire

Fire provides warmth, helps you cook food, purifies water, wards off predators, and boosts morale. Starting a fire on a desert island can be tricky, but with the right technique, it's achievable.

Exploring Fire Starting Methods

Using glasses, the bottom of a glass bottle, or a clear plastic bag filled with water can concentrate sunlight to ignite tinder.

Friction-based fire-starting methods such as the hand drill or fire plough can be very effective if you don't have a magnifying lens.

For friction fires, look for dry, softwood to use. when you create friction, they burn at lower temperatures.

And remember, persistence is key to making fire go. It might take a lot of time and effort, but the payoff is worth it. Check out our complete guide on how to make a fire.

Keeping Your Fire Alive

Once you've got a fire going, it's important to maintain it. You don't want to go through the process of starting it again. Keep a steady supply of wood available, but remember to use it sparingly. A small fire can provide enough heat and light for your needs.

Fishing & Trapping

Fish are an abundant food source on desert islands. Use the plastic bottles washed ashore to create fish traps. Cut one end off and invert it, add a stone and a stick for bait, and you have a rudimentary fish trap. Tidal pools are a great place to find small crustaceans shellfish and bait.

Or you could build a tidal fish trap with large stones or upright sticks below the high tide line.

A sharpened stick genuinely works to catch species in the shallows. We have caught stingrays this way. Read more about how to fish without gear here.

However, don't forget the low-hanging fruit. You don't have to catch food when surrounded by coconuts, each packed with 2,000 calories.
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Recognizing Edible Species

Not all fish or sea creatures are safe to eat. Some can be toxic or carry diseases.

Crafting Fishing Tools

If trapping isn't enough, consider making a spear or fishing line. Sharp pieces of bone, shell, or rock can make effective spear points, and vines or strands of bark can serve as fishing line. Use small shells or pieces of shiny metal as lures. If you are really lucky the survival kit you found in the raft will have fish hooks. they will be your most precious item!

Foraging & Wild Edibles

Fish aren't your only food source. Plants can provide a variety of nutrients and often require less effort to gather than hunting or fishing. However, some plants can be toxic, so it's important to know what you're eating.

Tip: when coconuts are sprouting, you can open them up to find a carbohydrate-rich cake inside.

Identifying Edible Plants

Familiarize yourself with the local flora. Some plants can be a great source of food if prepared correctly. Palms, for instance, have edible hearts. But remember, never eat anything you're unsure about.

Preparing Your Food

Eating raw food can be risky due to potential parasites or bacteria. Cooking can make food safer, more palatable and more caloric. If you catch fish and don't have a pot, look for clay to fire a simple thumb pot, boil water in a green coconut, or wrap your fish in large leaves and tie off with tree bark.

You can cook fish on sticks over the fire, but every drip you see is precious fat being lost to the fire.

Signalling for Help

Once your basic needs are met, your focus should shift to getting rescued. Create large signals on the beach using rocks and logs. Keep a constant smoke signal, if possible. If you see a plane or ship nearby, be ready to make a move. Adding large amounts of green wet vegetation to the fire created plooms of thick white smoke that is very visible.

Effective Signal Techniques

There are many ways to signal for help. Smoke signals, SOS signals made of rocks or logs, and mirror signals can all be effective. The key is to make your signals large, obvious, and in a place where they're likely to be seen.

Staying Ready for Rescue

Be ready to act quickly when you see a potential rescuer. If you have a flare or other signalling device, keep it with you at all times. Practice your signalling techniques so you can act quickly when the time comes.

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Three men aboard a 19ft skiff set off for a short sailing trip into the south Pacific. The weather grew rough, and the tiny ship was tossed into the sea on Monday night.

Stranded in the dark and their ship lost far from ground, the men could only swim.

Buoyed by life vests, they swam nearly two miles under a dark sky until they reached the long-deserted Fanadik, several hundred miles north of Papua New Guinea.

For three days they remained stranded on the remote island, praying for rescue.

Then, on Thursday morning, crew aboard a US navy plane zipping through the sky spotted three men waving fluorescent orange life vests. They stood next to piles of palm fronds that spelled: H-E-L-P.

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3 mariners safe after joint rescue by #USCG @USPacificFleet @US7thFleet @Amver More: https://t.co/g0j8k8f5eu pic.twitter.com/DRcHyBApVQ

"This isn't the set of Castaway ..." the US coast guard wrote in a statement detailing the rescue.

The rescuers immediately notified their families that the men had been found alive and well. They were then taken by a local boat to Pulap, the island from where they initially departed.

The coast guard were first notified that the men were missing at sea just before noon on Tuesday. They issued an urgent marine broadcast that enlisted the assistance of the navy and local vessels in the area of the skiff's last known location.

Two large cargo ships that are a part of AMVER, a voluntary global ship reporting system sponsored by the US coast guard, diverted course and searched for a combined 17 hours, covering 178 miles of track line. A navy plane set out on Thursday morning and two hours into their search, at 6am local time, they located the men.

"Our combined efforts coupled with the willingness of many different resources to come together and help, led to the successful rescue of these three men in a very remote part of the Pacific," said Lt William White, a coast guard spokesman, in a statement.

After an introduction that included the theme to Gilligan's Island, White told ABC News that the rescuers first spotted the island because of a fire the men had made. He said without the fire, it might have taken rescuers several more hours before they found the island.

The network reported that the men had been traveling to Micronesia to catch a flight when the boat capsized.

In the last two weeks, the coast guard's 14th district, which patrols this region of the Pacific, have coordinated seven such search-and-rescue missions, saving the lives of 15 people and enlisting the help of 10 AMVER vessels and six aircrews.

"The coast guard 14th district covers an area of responsibility more than 12.2m square miles of land and sea, an area almost twice the size of Russia," said Jennifer Conklin, search and rescue mission coordinator at the Coast Guard Command Center Honolulu, in the statement.

"Oftentimes, we are thousands of miles away from those who need help and because of that our partnerships with the navy, other search and rescue organizations, partner Pacific nations and AMVER are essential."
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Two people have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island after a US Navy helicopter spotted their SOS sign.

The pilots spotted the sign drawn into sand on East Fayu Island in Micronesia and alerted the US Coast Guard.

It followed a week-long search for Linus and Sabina Jack, both in their 50s, who were reported missing when they failed to reach a nearby island.

The couple left Weno Island with limited supplies and no emergency equipment, the Navy said.

Teams looking for the couple searched 16,571 square miles, deploying 15 boats and two aircraft crews.

A helicopter was sent to fly over East Fayu after a search vessel, British Mariner, reported seeing lights on the uninhabited island.

"The Search and Rescue Operation for Linus and Sabina Jack has been successfully completed," said the US Embassy in Kolonia, the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia.

"They are found and are waiting for a ship to take them home."

It is the second such case this year in the region.

In April, three men were rescued from the tiny, uninhabited Micronesian island of Fanadik, after their boat capsized two miles from shore.

The men used palm fronds to make a giant 'Help' sign in the sand and used their lifejackets to signal.

They were rescued by a US Navy search team after three days.

Five things to do if you're stranded

Make a sign: Writing in the sand worked in this case, but if there are large palm fronds, tree branches or even trunks, they will be more visible and more likely to survive an incoming tide.

Find a water source: Drinkable water is more important than anything else, without it you will die within days. Use any kind of container you can find or make to store rainwater, and large leaves to help catch as much as possible. Inland streams may provide a fresh water source.

Find food: A desert island can be a plentiful source of food, as long as you take some basic precautions. Cook seafood and meat thoroughly, and test food that might be poisonous against the back of your hand or outer lip, to see if it produces a reaction.

Build a shelter: Staying off the ground is important, to avoid snakes. Build your shelter in a clearing and cover it well - you may be on a tropical island but being soaked by rain can lead to hypothermia. If you can salvage any kind of netting, use it to protect yourself from mosquitoes.

Avoid injury: Treating yourself for a wound is usually much harder than avoiding one in the first place, especially if it turns septic. If you can salvage or make shoes, do so. Try to avoid walking around in bare feet or taking unnecessary risks.

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A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of " paradise". Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves, and some are privately owned. Devon Island in Canada's far north is the largest uninhabited island in the world.[1][2]

Small coral atolls or islands usually have no source of fresh water, but occasionally a freshwater lens can be reached with a well.

Uninhabited islands are sometimes also called "deserted islands" or "desert islands". In the latter, the adjective desert connotes not desert climate conditions, but rather "desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied". The word desert has been "formerly applied more widely to any wild, uninhabited region, including forest-land", and it is this archaic meaning that appears in the phrase "desert island".[3]

The term "desert island" is also commonly used figuratively to refer to objects or behavior in conditions of social isolation and limited material means. Behavior on a desert island is a common thought experiment, for example, "desert island morality".[3]

Desert islands are partly sheltered from humans, making them havens of peace for a number of fragile wildlife species such as sea turtles and ground-nesting seabirds. Many species of seabirds use them as stopovers on their way or especially for nesting, taking advantage of the (supposed) absence of terrestrial predators such as cats or rats.

However, tons of waste from far away countries accumulate on their beaches from the sea, and the absence of surveillance also makes them important spots for poachers of protected species.[4]

The abandoned lighthouse at Klein Curaçao

Amatignak Island, southernmost point of Alaska, US

Appat Island, Greenland

ʻAta, the southernmost island of the Kingdom of Tonga

Auckland Islands in the South Pacific, which are part of New Zealand

Astola Island, Pakistan

A majority of the Barra Isles, the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The most famous of these is Barra Head.

Blasket Islands in County Kerry, Ireland

Ball's Pyramid, a tall volcanic mountain located close to Lord Howe Island in the South Pacific

Binlang Islet, Taiwan (Republic of China)

Most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic, the world's most remote island

Caquorobert, Guernsey

Clipperton Island, a Pacific island of France

Coral Sea Islands off the northeastern coast of Australia

De Long Islands in the Arctic Ocean, part of Russia

Desertas Islands, Portugal

Devon Island, the largest uninhabited island in the world at 55,247 km²[1][2][5]

Gotska Sandön, Sweden

Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia

Many islands within the waters of Hong Kong

Ilha da Queimada Grande "Snake Island", Brazil

Isle Royale in Lake Superior

Keros and other small islands off the coast of Greece[6]

Žut and other islands off the coast of Croatia

Kermadec Islands, part of New Zealand

Korzhin Island in Lake Balkhash

Klein Curaçao, Curaçao

Lampione, Sicily

Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands

Luci Island in Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China (PRC)

Ogurchinsky Island in the Caspian Sea

Rat Islands, a volcanic island in the Aleutian Islands

Santa Luzia, Cape Verde

Savage Islands, Portugal

Severny Island, Russia

Shag Rocks (South Georgia)

Surtsey, a volcanic island located south of Iceland

Tetepare Island, the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific[7]

Topo Islet, Azores, Portugal

Most of the United States Minor Outlying Islands, such as Johnston Atoll, Wake Island and Midway Atoll. Palmyra Atoll has no permanent residents but it has private landholdings that are continuously occupied by temporary residents.

Rank

Area Rank

Island

Area (km²)

Area (sq mi)

Country/Countries

Coordinates

1

27

Devon Island ( Tallurutit)

55,247

21,331

Canada ( Nunavut)

75°08′N 87°51′W

2

28

Alexander Island ( Isla Alejandro I)

49,070

18,950

None ( Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile, and the United Kingdom)

71°00′S 70°00′W

3

30

Severny Island ( Severnyy Ostrov)

48,904

18,882

Russia ( Arkhangelsk Oblast)

75°30′N 60°00′E

4

31

Berkner Island ( Isla Berkner)

44,000

17,000

None ( Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina and the United Kingdom)

79°30′S 47°30′W

5

32

Axel Heiberg Island ( Umingmat Nunaat)

43,178

16,671

Canada (Nunavut)

79°26′N 90°46′W

6

33

Melville Island ( Ilulliq)

42,149

16,274

Canada ( Northwest Territories and Nunavut)

75°30′N 111°30′W

7

40

Prince of Wales Island ( Kinngailak)

33,339

12,872

Canada (Nunavut)

72°40′N 99°00′W

8

46

Somerset Island ( Kuuganajuk)

24,786

9,570

Canada (Nunavut)

73°15′N 93°30′W

9

47

Kotelny Island ( Olgujdaah Aryy)

24,000

9,300

Russia ( Sakha Republic)

75°20′N 141°00′E

13

57

Nordaustlandet

14,467

5,586

Norway ( Svalbard)

79°48′N 22°24′E

14

59

October Revolution Island

14,170

5,470

Russia ( Krasnoyarsk Krai)

79°30′N 97°00′E

Most of the largest uninhabited islands are many kilometers/miles inside the Arctic or Antarctic circles, indicating that the reason for their desertedness is the freezing climate.

The first known novels to be set on a desert island were Hayy ibn Yaqdhan written by Ibn Tufail (1105-1185), followed by Theologus Autodidactus written by Ibn al-Nafis (1213-1288). The protagonists in both (Hayy in Hayy ibn Yaqdhan and Kamil in Theologus Autodidactus) are feral children living in seclusion on a deserted island, until they eventually come in contact with castaways from the outside world who are stranded on the island. The story of Theologus Autodidactus, however, extends beyond the deserted island setting when the castaways take Kamil back to civilization with them.[8]

William Shakespeare's 1610-11 play, The Tempest, uses the idea of being stranded on a desert island as a pretext for the action of the play. Prospero and his daughter Miranda are set adrift by Prospero's treacherous brother Antonio, seeking to become Duke of Milan, and Prospero in turn shipwrecks his brother and other men of sin onto the island.

A Latin translation of Ibn Tufail's Hayy ibn Yaqdhan appeared in 1671, prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger,[9][10] followed by an English translation by Simon Ockley in 1708,[11] as well as German and Dutch translations.[12] In the late 17th century, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan inspired Robert Boyle, an acquaintance of Pococke, to write his own philosophical novel set on a deserted island, The Aspiring Naturalist.[13] Ibn al-Nafis' Theologus Autodidactus was also eventually translated into English in the early 20th century.

Robinson Crusoe in an 1887 German illustration

Published in 1719, Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe about a castaway on a desert island has spawned so many imitations in film, television and radio that its name was used to define a genre, Robinsonade.[14][15] The novel features Man Friday, Crusoe's personal assistant. It is likely that Defoe took inspiration for Crusoe from a Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk, who was rescued in 1709 after four years on the otherwise uninhabited Juan Fernández Islands; Defoe usually made use of current events for his plots. It is also likely that he was inspired by the Latin or English translations of Ibn Tufail's Hayy ibn Yaqdhan.[9][12][16][17]

Noel Paul Stookey sang a song about living on a desert island called "On a Desert Island (With You in My Dreams)" on Peter, Paul & Mary's 1965 album: " See What Tomorrow Brings".

Tom Neale was a New Zealander who voluntarily spent 16 years in three sessions in the 1950s and 1960s living alone on the island of Suwarrow in the Northern Cook Islands group. His time there is documented in his autobiography, An Island To Oneself.[18]

In the popular conception, such islands are often located in the Pacific, tropical, uninhabited and usually uncharted.[19] They are remote locales that offer escape and force people marooned or stranded as castaways to become self-sufficient and essentially create a new society. This society can either be utopian, based on an ingenious re-creation of society's comforts (as in Swiss Family Robinson and, in a humorous form, Gilligan's Island) or a regression into savagery (the major theme of both Lord of the Flies and The Beach).

Desert islands are also a hugely popular image for gag cartoons, the island being conventionally depicted as just a few yards across with a single palm tree (probably due to the visual constraints of the medium). 17 such cartoons appeared in The New Yorker in 1957 alone.[20]

A special variation of the desert island theme appears in H.G.Wells's The War in the Air. As part of the cataclysmic global war depicted, the bridges linking Goat Island in the middle of the Niagara Falls to the mainland are cut, and with civilization fast breaking down a few survivors stranded on the island can't expect rescue and must rely on their own resources - embarking on a grim life and death struggle.

The top "dream vacation" for heterosexual men surveyed by Psychology Today was "marooned on a tropical island with several members of the opposite sex".[21]

Essex

In 1820, the crew of the whaler Essex spent time on uninhabited Henderson Island. There they gorged on birds, fish, and vegetation and found a small freshwater spring. After one week, they had depleted the island's resources and most of the crew left on three whaleboats, while three of the men decided to remain on the island and survived there for four months until their rescue.[22]

Strathmore

Survivors of the Strathmore survived for 7 months at a small island of the Crozet Islands from 1875 to 1876. They survived from eating eggs and flesh of geese, albatrosses and other seabirds. The also ate root vegetables and fish.[23] The survival was the input for among others the book "Survival on the Crozet Islands: The Wreck of the Strathmore in 1875".[24]

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2. "Mars Researchers Rendezvous on Remote Arctic Island". Langley Research Center, Atmospheric Science Data Center, NASA. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017.

3. (Subscription or "desert island". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. participating institution membership required.)

4. ^ Frédéric Ducarme. ["Les aires protégées à l'épreuve de la réalité". Société Française d'Ecologie fr].

5. ^ kuschk (3 May 2012). "Devon Island: The Largest Uninhabited Island on Earth". Basement Geographer. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

6. ^ "German MPs suggest cash-strapped Greece should sell islands". The Local. March 4, 2010.

7. ^ "About Tetepare Island". Tetepare.org.

8. Dr. Abu Shadi Al-Roubi (1982), "Ibn Al-Nafis as a philosopher", ^ Symposium on Ibn al-Nafis, Second International Conference on Islamic Medicine: Islamic Medical Organization, Kuwait (cf. Ibnul-Nafees As a Philosopher Archived February 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Islamic World).

9. Amber Haque (2004), "Psychology from Islamic Perspective: Contributions of Early Muslim Scholars and Challenges to Contemporary Muslim Psychologists", Journal of Religion and Health 43 (4): 357-377 [369].

10. ^ Kalin, Brahim (March 10, 2018). "'Hayy ibn Yaqdhan' and the European Enlightenment". Daily Sabah.

11. ^ Simon Ockley (1708), The Improvement of Human Reason: Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan, Oxford University.

12. Martin Wainwright, Desert island scripts, The Guardian, 22 March 2003.

13. ^ G. J. Toomer (1996), Eastern Wisedome and Learning: The Study of Arabic in Seventeenth-Century England, p. 222, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-820291-1.

14. ^ Steampunk anthology, 2008, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, ISBN 978-1-892391-75-9

15. ^ Empire Islands: Castaways, Cannibals, And Fantasies of Conquest, by Rebecca Weaver-Hightower, University of Minnesota P, 2007, ISBN 978-0816648634

16. Nawal Muhammad Hassan (1980), ^ Hayy bin Yaqzan and Robinson Crusoe: A study of an early Arabic impact on English literature, Al-Rashid House for Publication.

17. Cyril Glasse (2001), ^ New Encyclopedia of Islam, p. 202, Rowman Altamira, ISBN 0-7591-0190-6.

18. ^ Good Reads, An Island to Oneself

19. ^ Leadbeater, Chris (20 October 2017). "The 30 most idyllic islands on Earth". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.

20. ^ Bruce Handy (May 25, 2012). "A Guy, a Palm Tree, and a Desert Island: The Cartoon Genre That Just Won't Die". Vanity Fair.

21. ^ Clarke, Thurston (2001). Searching for Crusoe. New York: Ballantine. ISBN 9780345411433.

22. ^ "Lloyd's list. 1821". HathiTrust.

23. ^ "Varia". Algemeene visscherij-courant (in Dutch). 2 April 1876 - via Delpher.

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Basketball is a team sport where one team, usually consisting of five players in each team, play against each other on a rectangular court. The objective is to get the ball through a hoop mounted high on a backboard on the opponent's side of the court, while preventing the opponent from shooting it into your team's hoop. It is a very popular sport worldwide, played with a round and usually orange(orange-brown) ball that bounces. Basketball players mainly use skills such as dribbling, shooting, running, and jumping. Each made basket is worth two points, while a basket made from beyond the three-point line is worth three points. If a player gets into too much physical contact, they may be given free throws which are worth one point each. The game typically lasts for four-quarters and the team with the most points at the end of the four-quarters win the game. If the score is tied at the end of the game, there will be additional play time, called overtime, to allow one team to win the match.

The game is played between men's teams or between women's teams. Basketball has been played in the Summer Olympic Games since 1936. The shot clock rule started in 1954 for professional basketball. The first basketball game took place in 1892, where the court was half the size of what it is today. In 1891 the game was invented by James Naismith.

In early December 1891, James Naismith (1861-1939), a Canadian physical education teacher at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented an indoor game called basketball. He invented the sport to keep his students from becoming bored during the winter. Naismith wrote the basic rules and then nailed a peach basket onto a 20-foot tall pole. Unlike modern basketball hoops, the bottom of the peach-basket was still there, so after a point was scored, somebody had to get the ball out of the basket with a long stick. Over time, people made a hole at the bottom of the basket so the ball could go through more easily. The first game of basketball was played at the International Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Springfield, Massachusetts. The score of the first game of basketball ever played was 1-0. There is a sculpture in Springfield, outside where the first game was held. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is also in Springfield.

For that first game of basketball in 1891, Naismith used two half-bushel peach baskets as goals, which gave the sport its name. The students were enthusiastic. After much running and shooting, William R. Chase made a midcourt shot, which was the only score in that historic contest. Word spread about the newly invented game, and numerous associations wrote Naismith for a copy of the rules, which were published in the January 15, 1892, issue of the Triangle, the YMCA Training School's campus paper.

Since the rules had not been formally written, there was no maximum number of players then, unlike today. This also meant that there were no set rules to the game; Naismith only observed how it was played and changed the rules accordingly.

A Basketball arena in Malaysia.

The aim of basketball is to score more points than the other team, by making the ball in the basket. Players on one team try to stop players on the other team from scoring. Baskets can be worth 1, 2, or 3 points. Each normal score is worth two points; however, if a player throws the ball into the hoop from behind the large arched line on the court, called the "3-point line," the score is worth three points. You get points by "shooting" (throwing or dropping) the ball into the opponents' basket. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. The ball is moved forward by shooting, passing (throwing or handing off) or dribbling it. The ball may not be carried by a player who is walking or running without dribbling it. If this rule is violated, it is called a travel.

The court, where the game is played, is a rectangle, and at both end lines there is a goal called a "hoop" in the shape of a circle basket with the bottom cut out.

In each game of basketball these things are required:

Basketball

Basketball court

Basketball hoop and backboard

Basketball is played with two teams, with 5 players from each team on the court at one time. The maximum number of players on the bench differs by the league. In international play, a maximum of 7 players is allowed on the bench, resulting in a roster of 12 players. The NBA has 13-player rosters; college and high school teams have 15-player rosters. When a player wants to substitute for another player on the court, they let the score bench know. The referees will signal for the player waiting to come into the court. The player that was in the game comes off the court and the player that was sitting on the bench goes inside the game. This is called a substitution. In regional matches, in some areas, a minimum of 3 players are required to be on the bench. In India, there might be leeway in the number depending on the category of the tournament you're playing in.

A game of basketball is made up of four different quarters, each ten (or in the National Basketball Association, 12) minutes long. In the NCAA, or National Collegiate Athletic Association, there are 2 20 minute halves. At the start of every game the referee throws the basketball up in the air, and one player from each team tries to hit it to their teammates, that is called a "jump ball."

At the start of each quarter the team who has the possession arrow pointing towards their hoop gets the ball. Then the arrow is switched, and the next team gets the ball next quarter.

After four-quarters, the team who scores the most points wins. If the two teams score the same number of points, there is a five-minute "overtime" to see who can score more points. "Overtime" can be played over and over until one team finally scores more points.

If a player does something illegal in the game, it is called a "foul." If a player fouls someone on the other team who is shooting the basketball, the player who was fouled gets to shoot " free throws" from the "foul line." A free throw is a shot that no one is allowed to try to block. A free throw is shot from the straight line in front of the hoop. Each successful free throw is worth one point.

If a player fouls an opponent who is not shooting, the other team gets the ball, and can throw it in bounds from the sideline. Players can do three things with the ball: "dribble" (bounce) the ball, "pass" the ball to a teammate, or "shoot" the ball at the hoop. The player with the ball tries to keep the ball and not let the other team get it.

The ball can't be kicked or hit with the fist. If this is violated, the other team gets possession of the ball and gets to throw it in from the nearest out of bounds area.

Once a player commits five fouls, he is no longer allowed to play in the game, and a player on the bench must go in the game immediately. If a team commits four fouls, the opposing team gets to shoot a free throw on any next foul that doesn't involve shooting. (Depending on the league).

In a game of basketball, there are a number of officials who are not from either team, who are there to help. Officials are important to the game, and help it run efficiently. Here is a list of some of these people:

Umpire: There are either one, two, three, four or five umpires in a game of basketball. It is the umpires' job to make the game more fair by enforcing the rules of the game. The umpires take into consideration the spirit and intent of the player before making any call. In the NBA and WNBA, the term "umpire" is not used; the person who has this role is called the referee.

Referee: The use of this word varies between rule sets.

Under the rules of FIBA (the worldwide governing body for the sport), the NCAA (U.S. college basketball), and NFHS (U.S. high schools), there is one referee in a game of basketball. He is the "head" umpire. The referee has all the jobs of the umpires along with a couple more responsibilities. He is also the one that makes the final decision for most problems and is the one who throws the ball up for the tip off at the start of the match.

The first ever recorded female referee is Isabelle Johnson from Melbourne.

The first ever recorded male referee is Campbell Grech from Melbourne.

Timekeeper: There is one timekeeper whose job is to keep track of the time and to tell the umpires when time for each quarter has run out.

Scorekeeper: There is one scorekeeper whose job is to keep track of and record all points scored, shots attempted, fouls made and timeouts called.

Assistant Scorekeeper: There is one assistant scorekeeper. His job is to assist the scorekeeper, by telling him the players who score points, and to hold up a number for each foul called, showing everyone the number of fouls the specified player has for the game.

Shot Clock Operator: There is one shot clock operator and his job is to keep resetting and holding the device when needed or told to by an umpire. This person needs to have good reflexes and quickness, as he has to quickly reset the timer when the game resumes.

Fans and media in North America will often use "referee" to describe all on-court officials, whether their formal titles are "referee", "umpire", or "crew chief".

Basketball terms/fouls

There are some basketball terms that players have to understand when playing the game. Here are some terms:

Draft pick is an eligible player selected to play for one of thirty teams in the NBA

Free throw is a basketball throw from the free-throw line from either personal, technical, unsportsmanlike or disqualifying fouls. Each free-throw made is worth one point. The amount of free-throws attempted are determined by the following:

missed field goal and a drawn foul will result in 2 free throws

made field goal and a drawn foul will result in 1 free throw

missed 3-point attempt and a drawn foul will result in 3 free throws

made 3-point attempt and a drawn foul will result in 1 free throw

unsportsmanlike foul will result in 2 free throws and the same team's possession. (In all North American rule sets, this foul is called a "flagrant foul", with the same penalty.)

technical foul will result in 2 free throws and the same team's possession. (In the NBA and WNBA, technical fouls result in 1 free throw instead of 2.)

Field goal is any made shot in normal play. Field goals are worth 2 points, unless the shooter was outside the three-point line, in which case it is worth 3 points.

Personal foul is any contact, committed by a player of the other team, thought, by the umpires, to have caused a disadvantage.

Technical foul is a violation of certain basketball rules. They include:

fighting or threatening to fight with another person

entering the basketball court when it is not a substitution time

a player being out of bounds (away from the court) to gain an advantage

having too many players play on the court

refusing to sit on the bench

returning to play when a player is disqualified (loses his privileges to play).

yelling and/or swearing at another player or an official.

Rebound is the act of catching the basketball after a shot has been attempted, but missed.

Assist is to pass a teammate the ball, which then the teammate immediately shoots into the basketball ring successfully. 2-3 dribbles are allowed after catching the ball for assist to be counted.

Steal is to take the ball away from a person who is dribbling, shooting or passing without physically touching the person (committing a foul).

Turnover is when the team that controls the ball loses control and the other team gains control.

Walkover is the automatic victory of a team if the opposing team withdraws, is disqualified or there is not any competition at all.

Substitution is the act of replacing a player from the court to an another player sitting on the bench.

Double dribble is when a player dribbles the ball and picks it up and then dribbles it again without having shot or passed it. Dribbling the ball with two hands is also a double dribble. If a player double dribbles, the ball is automatically given to the other team.

Carry is when a player physically turns the ball over with their hands while dribbling it.

Travel is when a player in possession of the ball moves both feet without dribbling the ball. If a player travels, the ball is automatically given to the opposing team.

Shot clock is a clock designed to limit the time a team has to shoot a basketball. The shot clock is different in different leagues, but it is usually between 24 seconds and 35 seconds. After time runs out, the ball is automatically given to the opposing team unless they shot, before the clock runs out, and hit the rim or the ball enters the basket.

Substitute (subs) is when a player on the bench swaps for a player on the court. The player on the bench is allowed to play and the player sits on the bench.

Jump ball happens at the start of every game. This is where the ball gets thrown up from the centre circle and one person from each team jumps for it, aiming to hit it to one of his teammates.

Alternating possession At the start of the game there is a jump ball. Whichever team "wins" the jump ball gets the arrow pointed towards their goal. Each time the ball gets given to the team who is trying to score in the direction of the arrow it gets turned.

Clutch is a shot made at a difficult moment in the game, usually when the shot clock is about to run out, or if the team losing by 1 or 2 points suddenly wins the game because of the clutch shot.

Backcourt violation is when a player crosses the half-court line and walks backwards over the line while in possession of the ball, or passes to another player who is behind the half-court line. Note that this rule does not apply if a defensive player taps the ball, and it goes beyond the half-court line, and the offensive player retrieves it in the "backcourt".

3-second violation is when a player stands in the lane (an area marked by the big square in front of the basket) for more than 3 seconds. The offensive team that commits a 3-second violation will lose the possession of the ball. The defensive team that commits a 3-second violation will receive a technical foul.

8- or 10-second violation is when the team with the ball fails to advance the ball past the center line within the allowed time. The offensive team will lose possession. The allowed time is 8 seconds in international play, the NBA, and WNBA, and 10 seconds in college and high school play for both males and females. Women's college basketball was the last level of basketball to add this violation, only doing so for the 2013-14 season.

In professional basketball teams, each player has a position. A position is a job or role that a player has to take part in to play the game. If everyone is doing their job correctly, the team is usually successful.

Point guard (PG) (1) - point guards are responsible for leading the team on offense. They have to take the ball out (to dribble the ball halfway across their team's court side into the opposing team's court side) and plan an "attack" or "play" - to pass the ball to a player and he passes on to another player and so on till a player shoots the basketball. Point guards can be small, but they have to be very fast and possess good ball-handling. But the most important thing for the PG is a wide view. PG should control the game when on offense. That's why PG is called 'the coach on the court'.

Shooting guard (SG) (2) - shooting guards generally are a little bit taller and slower than point guards. They have to make good shots from far distances (like three-point lines).

Small forward (SF) (3) - small forwards are generally taller than both point guards and shooting guards. They are the team's most versatile player, doing everything from rebounding and assisting to scoring.

Power forward (PF) (4) - power forwards are usually one of the strongest players who play inside the 3-point line. Their job is to receive rebounds from under the basket and score in the opposing team's basket, although it is unusual for a power forward to score most points for the team.

Center (C) (5) - Centers will usually be the tallest player on the team. They score close to the basket, rebound and block shots on the defensive end. They also start the game in the tip off.

Other positions, more usual in professional basketball teams, are used in basketball.

Swingman - a basketball player who can play both small forward and shooting guard positions.

Stretch four (also cornerman) - a basketball player who can play both power forward and small forward positions. The term "stretch four" comes from the concept of a power forward ("four") capable of "stretching" a defense with outside shooting ability.

Point forward - a basketball player who can play both point guard and forward (either small forward or power forward) positions.

Forward-center - a basketball player who can play both forward (usually power forward) and center positions.

There are many types of basketball. Some are for people with disabilities, others are played more by a specific group, some are played using only half the court, and some are for when there are fewer players.

This is the most popular "pick up game" variation of basketball. Pick up games are when teams are chosen on the court instead of having official teams. Due to there being no referee, this more casual game has more relaxed rules than official games. Instead of 5 players, there are only three players on each team, hence the name.

While the exact rules vary from place to place, there are several common rules typically found in most games, including:

The game is played on a half-court instead of a full-court.

Players call their own fouls and violations.

Players inbound the ball from the top of the three-point line.

After a turnover, the team that gets the ball must take it out past the free-throw or three-point line before trying to score.

On any foul, the ball is inbounded. There is no foul shot.

Normal shots are worth one point, with shots beyond the 3-point are worth 2 points.

The game is played to a pre-determined set score rather than being timed.

First possession is decided by one or more players shooting 3-point shots to see who goes first. (If one player, if the shot is made his/her team gets the ball first, if not, the other team gets the ball. Sometimes called "shooting die".)

There are officially sponsored 3 on 3 tournaments, though the game is mostly played without an official league.

Variations with 2 player and 4 player teams often follow this same format.

Twenty-one (21) is a variation of basketball that does not include teams. It is often played with odd-numbers of players or when there are too few players for 3 on 3 games.

The object of 21 is to score exactly 21 points. Players keep track of their own scores and call out their points after making a basket. All players play defense against all other players and compete for the rebound on a miss.

When a player makes a shot, he or she scores 2 points and is then awarded a chance to score an additional 3 points by attempting a series of free-throws. If a player makes a free-throw, he or she is awarded an additional point and an additional free-throw. If a player makes three straight free-throws they are then given the ball a the top of the key and the other players may then defend.

One special rule is that if a player gets 20 points and then misses a free-throw, or scores 17 points and then makes all three free-throws, their score is set back to 15. This is because their next basket would put them over 21 points, and the object of the game is to get exactly 21.

Due to there being no teams, there are a number of special rules to 21:

The game is played on a half-court instead of a full-court.

There are no fouls, travelling violations, or out-of-bounds. Play continues despite any of these. However, flagrantly breaking the rules by not dribbling, intentionally double dribbling, or by fouling too harshly is not accepted and is dealt with by the other players.

Some players use an honor system, returning the ball to a player who was fouled too hard.

The defenders do not usually all gang up on the person with the ball, instead last person to shoot and miss defends while the rest are "back up" and look for the rebound.

The game H-O-R-S-E, (pronounced horse) is played by two or more players. The player in control of the ball tries to make a shot however they want. The other player has to repeat their shot. If they miss, they get an H added, until they get enough letters to finish the word horse and they lose. If the player who has the ball missed their shot, no letter is added and control moves to the next player.

In this variation, the players are all seated in a wheelchair. This is often played by people who cannot walk or are unable to play normal basketball. The rules are altered slightly, but the game follows the same general concepts.

FIBA Archived 1996-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Fédération Internationale de Basketball / International Basketball Federation

IWBF, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation

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The selection was the culmination of a unique process by FIBA. People all over the world were invited to submit their design proposals. These came through in their hundreds, with the number narrowed down to 10. On January 23, a panel consisting of FIBA, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and professors from the Chinese Central Academy of Fine Art selected Son of Dreams, QiuQiu and Speed Tiger as the finalists during a Mascot Shortlist Ceremony at the Wanda Han Show Theater in Wuhan, China. Thereafter, fans were invited to vote for their favorite out of the three.
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Every child holds a dream for the future. Something to aim for, a goal on the horizon that fuels their every day. It's never an easy journey, and there are many pitfalls along the way, but through passion and commitment we can make those dreams come true.

Son of Dreams is the embodiment of that drive. A young and determined spirit who not only has the ability to push his own physical capabilities, but also has the strength and character to empower those around him. Born in China on August 8, 2015, Son of Dreams' magical horns give him the power to see into the future, envisioning plays and moves before they actually happen.

It is said that at his birth he was bestowed a pair of boots by the legendary Yao Ming. Made from dragon skin, they give him the ability to move faster than anyone on the court and dominate his opponents at the basket.

Son of Dreams is not a one-person team, he cannot take on the world alone and he needs his team-mates to help him reach his destiny. Before every game they huddle together around him to "share the dream", with each player given the power to realize the dreams that live inside them.

This collective huddle is key to Son of Dreams' powers - part meditation, part collective strength, it brings clarity and focus to all around him.

A vision of the future that turns dreams into reality.

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On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, exactly 500 days to the start of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019, Son of Dreams was unveiled as the competition's official mascot after fans voted in China and around the world. The selection was the culmination of a unique process by FIBA.

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FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - FIBA.basketball

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The official website of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. Competition schedule, results, stats, teams and players profile, news, games highlights, photos, videos and event guide.

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The History of the FIBA Basketball World Cup | Part 1 | Documentary