The island of Cuba is adjacent to Florida.

古巴岛接近佛罗里达。

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Significantly lands just to the north, such as the island of Cuba or Mexico, report no such flooding.

值得注意的是北部地区，古巴岛或是墨西哥，没有报道洪水。

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A 61-year-old American is hoping to become the first person to swim from the island of Cuba to Florida in the United States without a shark cage to protect her.

一名61岁的美国人将有望成为在没有防鲨笼保护的情况下游过古巴岛到美国佛罗里达州的第一人。

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The government built the Florida base shortly after the discovery of Soviet missiles about three hundred kilometers away, on the island of Cuba.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

Residents on the nearby island of Cuba also said they felt the quake, but no damage was reported.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

Democrats and Republicans each argue that there needs to be a better plan for closing Guantanamo, situated on US territory on the island of Cuba.

BBC: Guantanamo detainee move blocked

The administration had faced considerable criticism for its plans to house refugees at Guantanamo Bay, a remote U.S.-controlled outpost at the end of the communist-controlled island of Cuba.

CNN: 20,000 Kosovo refugees to be allowed into U.S.

Come October 15 it will be 50 years since the start of the Cuban missile crisis, when the U.S. and the Soviets were on the brink of nuclear annihilation for 13 days as a result of the Soviets trying to build missile bases on the island of Cuba.

FORBES: Thoughts on the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis