Wrangel Island
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Polar bears gather on Wrangel Island in ever-increasing numbers, possibly driven ashore by the loss of sea ice, say researchers.
From Reuters • Dec. 11, 2019
A mammoth population survived on Wrangel Island, in the East Siberian Sea, and was isolated from human contact until as recently as 1700 BC.
From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018
The researchers identified a series of major detrimental mutations in the Wrangel Island mammoth.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 2, 2017
Still, as the Wrangel Island mammoths demonstrate, some species persisted in small numbers for a few thousand years more.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2013
If we get as far as Wrangel Island you can give it back to me.
From A Man's Woman by Norris, Frank
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