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	A magnetic island is a closed magnetic flux tube (cf. [[Flux surface]]), bounded by a [[Separatrix\|separatrix]], isolating it from the rest of space.		A magnetic island is a closed magnetic [[Flux tube\|flux tube]] (cf. [[Flux surface]]), bounded by a [[Separatrix\|separatrix]], isolating it from the rest of space.
	Its topology is toroidal.		Its topology is toroidal.