By now the island loomed dead ahead, with nasty surges at its foot.

Five hundred meters away, the snow and ice-covered island loomed forbiddingly.

But now the island of St. Lucia loomed, and the time for study was past.

Five miles across the sea, the first islands of Cambodia loomed out of their thundercloud.

The island of Faial, our destination, was looming before us, now, high and green, and we were running out of time.

The island of stability is not looming on the horrizon.

Toward evening a small island loomed ahead of them.

The island of the castle loomed before us, dark and unwelcoming.

A small island had loomed out of the opaline mists that hung toward the sea.

Another night passed, and in the morning the island of Vella Lavella loomed ahead.