The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.

这些岛屿位于千岛群岛的南端。

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The second chain of islands runs from the Bonins along the Marianas, Guam and Palau, forming a north-south line east of Japan and the Philippines.

第二岛链自小笠原群岛算起，沿马里亚纳群岛和关岛一路延伸到帕劳群岛，在日本和菲律宾以东构成一条南北走向的岛链。

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Waves of up to two meters hit the Hawaiian chain of islands, swamping the beach at the Waikiki resort on the island of Oahu.

高达两米的海浪袭击了夏威夷群岛，淹没了瓦胡岛的威基基度假村的海滩。

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The market place is also uneasy regarding a serious territorial dispute between China and Japan regarding ownership of a small chain of islands.

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But of course not all machines uses Intel's hardware and until companies start talking to each other our digital devices will remain a chain of islands rather than a border-free mainland.

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The Florida Keys, a 113-mile-long chain of islands, is one of the five suggestions in Lonely Planet's top five day trips from Miami, but the laid-back streets feel more like they belong in the Caribbean.

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