Today, the rocky, 47-square-mile island (pop. 4, 250) is a British Overseas Territory and is still accessible only by water.

今天，这座山石嶙峋，面积47平方英里的海岛(人口4,250人)是英国的海外领地，若要去该岛，仍旧只能坐船。

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A British coastguard spokesman said: "They had left the Seychelles on 22 October and were going on a 150 nautical mile passage south-west to the Amirante Islands, en route to Tanzania.

英国海岸警卫队的发言人说：“他们在10月22日离开了塞舌尔，然后向西南航行150海里，到达阿米兰特群岛（Amirante Islands），在前往坦桑尼亚的航线上。

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A friend who becomes happy and lives less than a mile away increases your likelihood of happiness by 25%, the British Medical Journal reported.

一位住在离你一英里之内的朋友开始变得快乐，他的快乐能增加你的快乐的可能性达25%，英国医学杂志报道说。

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Thursday's race, organised by the British Milers Club, saw Australian Craig Mottram win the mile race held to commemorate Bannister's historic run.

BBC: SPORT | Athletics | Bannister relives mile

They speed into the breathtaking fjords of British Columbia, where the icy waters are more than a mile deep.

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They could hardly have hoped for a better night against 1983 European champions, especially following their 600-mile drive to the match enforced by the closure of British airspace earlier this week.

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