Many islanders can pick up broadcasts from the mainland and read the mainland Tanzanian press.
The only problem is claustrophobia, which sets in with alarming speed when a ferry separates you from the mainland.
The ship got caught on rocks on the Farne Islands about 3 miles (5km) from the mainland.
The island is only six miles away from the mainland, but far enough for it to retain a distinct character.
The business's operations were initially entrusted to the head of a privatised engineering firm from the mainland, Wu Yang.
Although unpaid, volunteers will enjoy free food and accommodation on the island, plus transport to and from the mainland.
The closure of bridges and tunnels off the island left it effectively cut off from the mainland for now.
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But more fulfilling is a day hike on the spectacular and remote Komodo island, 22 nautical miles from the mainland.
About 2, 500 miles (4, 000 km) from the mainland, Hawaii has less than 6, 500 square miles (16, 800 square km) of land.
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Those nearest to the shore are divided by causeways from the mainland and possess all the amenities of modern Sweden.
Transport spokesman Earl Attlee agreed that "passenger transport services to and from the mainland are regarded by residents... as a lifeline".
As the bald eagles died out, golden eagles migrated from the mainland.
Isolated from the mainland, the island society developed a unique character.
The ship got caught on rocks on the Farne Islands, a sanctuary to seals and seabirds, about 3 miles (5km) from the mainland.
There was also internal migration from the Mainland to Hawaii, boosting the population, and creating linkages between the Hawaii and southern Californian economies.
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Another shaka sign in downtown Honolulu gives a visitor a good sense of how Christmas here is a bit different from the mainland.
We've inherited Chinese skills - my family came from the mainland.
According to recent researches, settlers coming from the mainland inhabited the island during the 8th millennium BC, developing the Aceramic Neolithic Civilisation, of which Choirokoitia is a fine example.
There is a new railway that connects Macau and Guangzhou that aims to reduce travel time from the mainland, as well as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau road bridge.
Tien reckons that the territory will need to attract the best talent from the mainland, as well as former Hong Kong residents who emigrated because of the lack of opportunities at home.
The island is managed by a small team consisting of the head warden, two assistant wardens, and around four volunteers, with support from the mainland from the Flat Holm Project, run by Cardiff County Council.
Less than an hour by ferry from the mainland, Mljet is an island of just a few hundred souls, a dozen villages, two tidal lakes and one solitary road that scrambles its way across the thickly wooded hills of the interior.
Even if you think the land was a bargain, bear in mind that it's pricier to build on an island, since materials, equipment and workers need to be shipped in, and those costs rise with distance from the mainland.
Staffed with cool, young locals from the mainland, the casual al fresco restaurant welcomes hotel patrons as well as guests from the yachts and sailboats that moor just offshore and serves fresh fish, excellent pastas and plates of fresh anchovies drizzled in olive oil with crusty bread.
They were open to all free-born, Greek-speaking males, attracting athletes not just from the Greek mainland and surrounding islands, but also from the most far-flung Greek colonies, everywhere from Iberia (Spain) in the west to the Black Sea in the east.
But it remains totally dependent on financial support from the Turkish mainland to survive.
McAfee lives in the remote northern part of Ambergris Caye, an island 36 miles from the Belize mainland.
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