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2 unusual facts about New Island


Ian Strange

In the same year Strange was able, with additional sponsorship, to purchase New Island as a reserve and wildlife research centre.

New Island

A transport vessel and a whale catcher arrived on 22 December and brought a decommissioned land station from Fáskrúðsfjörður in Iceland.



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Athletics at the 2011 Island Games – Women's 100 metres

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Flag of the Isle of Wight

Therefore, lacking any other official local alternatives, until the new island flag was registered, the Island's team at events such as the International Island Games used only the Union Flag, or on occasion, St George's Cross.