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Both are used, but is one of them preferred over the other, or grammatically more correct?

'on the island' or 'in the island'
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Default Re: 'on the island' vs 'in the island'

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Both are used, but is one of them preferred over the other, or grammatically more correct?

'on the island' or 'in the island'
Only "on the island" is correct.
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