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CBE 2.07 | What’s happening on Pukapuka Island? | Language focus: when to use ‘the’ and ‘a’

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The Most Remote Part of the Cook Islands

Pookapooka is the most remote part of the Cook Islands. The total land area of the atoll is three square kilometres and the island has a population of just 785. When we are talking about groups of islands, so more than one island, we have to use the. So for example, the Cook Islands, the Galapagos Islands, the Seychelles, the Hebrides here in Scotland. And can you think of any other examples of islands like this, Mark? Yes, many Sicily or Aruba, Mallorca, one of my favourite places.

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