The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph gives information about how many people visit a specific Caribbean island over a 7-year period (2010-2017).

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, it can be clearly seen that the total number of

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island's visitors skyrocketed, rising from 1

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to 3.5

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by the end of 2017.

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,

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the proportion of individuals who stayed in the region was roughly three times that of those staying on cruise ships at the beginning, their positions reversed by the end of the period. The number of staying-on-ship followers stood at approximately 0.25

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in 2010 but fluctuated over the next two years,

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the trend was upward.

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, they demonstrated their passion over the years and

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, between 2015 and 2016, the number of

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group overtook the other one.

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, the count of people who preferred to stay on the island started at roughly 0.75

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.

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it saw no difference in the following year, it grew at a slow pace to reach 1.5

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in 2015. Despite dipping to around 1.24

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the following year,

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pattern recovered by the end of the period.