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| | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Prior to 2004, the deadliest recorded tsunami in the Pacific Ocean was in 1782 when 40,000 people were killed by a tsunami in the South China Sea. | | | Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake | | | The most deadly tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean resulted from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, which, combined with the toll from the actual earthquake and resulting fires, killed over 100,000. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
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| | Indian Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This allowed Indonesian peoples to cross the Indian Ocean to settle in Madagascar. | | | Deepwater circulation is controlled primarily by inflows from the Atlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and Antarctic currents. | | | But the small nation was unable to support such a vast project and they were replaced in the mid-1600s by other European powers. |
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| | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| | After the British Indian Ocean Territory had been created, the UK Government gave Mauritius an undertaking to cede the Chagos islands to Mauritius when they were no longer required for defence purposes. | | | France, which had already colonised Réunion in the middle of the seventeenth century, claimed Mauritius in 1775, having sent its first settlers there in 1772; it subsequently took possession of the Seychelles group and the islands of the Chagos Archipelago. | | | However, since the 1980s, successive Mauritian governments have asserted a sovereignty claim to the islands, arguing that they were detached illegally. |
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| | Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami |
| | Person also said that because large tsunamis, or seismic sea waves, are extremely rare in the Indian Ocean, people were never taught to flee inland after they felt the tremors of an earthquake. | | | A series of three explosions on the morning of the 27 th of August 1883 aboit 05.28 local time in Krakatoa led to the destruction of Kraktoa's mountain peak and led to a tsunami that propagated across the Indian Ocean. | | | In August 1977 a large earthquake in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia generated a destructive tsunami which killed hundreds of people on Lombok and Sumbawa Islands along the eastern side of the Indian Ocean. |
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http://iri.columbia.edu/~lareef/tsunami
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| | NOAA News Online (Story 2358) |
| | This was the only sea level data in the Indian Ocean available to PTWC. | | | NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of the nation’s coastal and marine resources. | | | NOAA scientists then began an effort to notify countries about the possibility that a tsunami may have been triggered by the massive 9.0 undersea earthquake. |
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http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2358.htm
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| | Indian Ocean Disaster |
| | 8 December: Australia's Response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Report for the Period Ending 30 November 2005 | | | 6 September: Australia's Response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Report for the Period Ending 30 June 2005 | | | See Report on Australia's Response to the Indian Ocean Disaster |
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http://www.ausaid.gov.au/hottopics/topic.cfm?Id=9562_2054_7529_7688_4864
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| | References of the Indian Ocean from A to E |
| | Bony, Sandrine, William D. Collins, David W. Fillmore, 2000: Indian Ocean Low Clouds during the Winter Monsoon. | | | Cadet, Daniel L., Bradley C. Diehl, 1984: Interannual Variability of Surface Fields over the Indian Ocean during Recent Decades. | | | Characteristics of the Indo-Pacific throughflow in the eastern Indian Ocean. |
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http://indianocean.free.fr/ref1.htm
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| | Cousin of El Niño Haunts Indian Ocean, Science News Online (9/25/99) |
| | The Colorado scientists used measurements of sea level, thunderstorm activity, and ocean temperatures to reconstruct the events in the Indian Ocean. | | | "You can't leave out the Indian Ocean, as some people do." | | | His group published its results in the Sept. 23 Nature, as did a trio of Japanese and Indian researchers. |
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http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/9_25_99/fob1.htm
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| | Indian Ocean -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | As Columbus explored the islands of the Caribbean, he clung to the belief that he was off the coast of Asia. | | | Learn what influences the Sun has on terrestrial weather, including the winds and oceans. | | | The great body of water embracing the continents of the Earth is also known as the world ocean. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106295
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| | Indian Ocean Islands on the Internet |
| | A one year subscription (47 issues) to the Indian Ocean Newsletter, by email, is $750.00. | | | Sells access to articles from the The Indian Ocean Newsletter, and other publications. | | | Reunion is an overseas department of France, an island in the Indian Ocean. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/indiano.html
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| | PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - Track the Voyage - INDIAN OCEAN |
| | This is Genevieve Johnson speaking to you from the western Indian Ocean, 500 nautical miles southeast of the Seychelles. | | | Also, we study the book, Ocean Passages of the World. | | | This results in an interplay between land and sea that has a dramatic impact on its climate. |
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http://www.pbs.org/odyssey/odyssey/20020801_log_transcript.html
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| | Earth's Oceans - EnchantedLearning.com |
| | Life on Earth originated in the seas, and the oceans continue to be home to an incredibly diverse web of life. | | | There are also many seas (smaller branches of an ocean); seas are often partly enclosed by land. | | | The Earth's oceans are all connected to one another. |
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean
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| | ScienceDaily: NASA Study Links Wind And Current Changes To Indian Ocean Warming |
| | This research suggests the Indian Ocean is subject to the same type of long-term ocean-circulation oscillations that drive weather and climate patterns in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. | | | Giant Ocean Eddies Discovered (February 23, 1999) -- Australian and US scientists have discovered huge ocean eddies a kilometre deep in the Indian Ocean, north-west of... | | | Ocean -- This global, interconnected body of salt water, called the World Ocean, is divided by the continents and archipelagos into the following bodies, from the largest to the smallest: the Pacific Ocean,... |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041203094932.htm
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| | afrol News - Indian Ocean |
| | According to an official government statement released yesterday, preliminary polls on the Indian Ocean islands will take place on 16 April and the presidential election will be held on 14 May. | | | afrol News - The mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus is jumping from one island to another in the Indian Ocean region. | | | Island states that are known as "Paradise" to tourists stand helpless in their fight against the mosquitoes. |
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http://www.afrol.com/regions/indian_ocean
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| | Indian Ocean on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Monaco Observes Three Minutes Silence For Victims Of Indian Ocean Tsunami | | | The Indian Ocean is seen in this view th | | | KILLER WAVES: The December 2004 tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in communities around the Indian Ocean.. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/I/IndianO1c.asp
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| | Indian Ocean Earthquakes and Tsunami |
| | The humanitarian response was global and while interests were genuine, the need for coordination became immediately obvious. | | | ESRI is actively assisting international organizations, government agencies, and official disaster relief organizations that need help in responding to the devastating earthquake and tsunamis in South Asia. | | | On December 26, 2004, a 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a series of forceful tsunamis to bring death and disaster to many countries that flank its shores. |
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http://www.esri.com/news/pressroom/indian_ocean_disaster.html
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| | Old Maps and Sea Charts of the Indian Ocean by Grace Galleries, Harpswell Maine |
| | Includes the Gulf of Manara and Ceylon and the eastern coast of India to Calcutta. | | | This map has a special significance in the current year of 2005, as the regions it covers were all affected disastrously by the Tsunami which devastated so much of the coastal areas and offshore islands, many of which are now underwater. | | | B/W. The island of Reunion is a French Possession in the Indian Ocean between Mauritius and Madagascar. |
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http://www.gracegalleries.com/Indian_Ocean.htm
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| | Yusuf Islam Cat Stevens - Welcome to the Official Web Site |
| | For those who missed today's BBC Radio 2 interview with Yusuf Islam on the Johnnie Walker show, you can still catch it online from the show's web site. | | | PC-users (with Internet Explorer) can now hear the opening segment of Indian Ocean as a 30 second sample from the music download sites listed at On Demand Distribution (search for Yusuf Islam under Artist or Indian Ocean under Title). | | | Indian Ocean now also available for download from iTunes >> |
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| | Indian Ocean |
| | Rentals in this area are the best you’ll find anywhere on the Web. | | | In the Indian Ocean, there’s always plenty to see and do during your Indian Ocean vacation. | | | Budget travelers can find rental vacations in the Indian Ocean priced low to save you money. |
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http://www.hotstays.com/Indian-Ocean.html
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| | MSN Encarta - Indian Ocean |
| | From Africa the ocean receives the waters of the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers, and from Asia those of the Irrawaddy, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, and Shatt al Arab rivers. | | | Smaller islands include the Maldive group and Mauritius. | | | Tsunamis occur rarely in the Indian Ocean, but two of the worst in history happened there in the 19th and 21st centuries. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557432/Indian_Ocean.html
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| | British Indian Ocean Territory - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about British Indian Ocean Territory |
| | The islands of Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, some 485 km/300 mi north of Madagascar, originally formed part of the British Indian Ocean Territory but were returned to the administration of the Seychelles in 1976. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | British colony in the Indian Ocean directly administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, consisting of the Chagos Archipelago some 1,900 km/1,200 mi northeast of Mauritius&; area 60 sq km/23 sq mi. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/British+Indian+Ocean+Territory
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| | AGU Web Site: Indian Ocean May Have El Niño |
| | Instead, the scientists observed a passive ocean response caused by atmospheric forcing: shifts in global atmospheric sea level pressure and surface winds that appear to be related to ENSO in the Indo-Pacific region. | | | The scientists also observed related effects in the Atlantic that trail the El Niño in the Pacific and Indian oceans by about 12 to 18 months. | | | The 1 and 5 events and the 2 and 6 events are in sync. |
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| | INDIAN OCEAN ONE-TIME HYDROGRAPHY (WORLD OCEAN CIRCULATION EXPERIMENT) |
| | One of the primary purposes of the WHP Indian Ocean expedition is to determine the fate of the deep water which enters from the south. | | | The deep circulation is overwhelmingly constrained by the many mid-ocean ridges which criss-cross the Indian Ocean. | | | The intermediate and abyssal circulation in the Central Indian Basin has been studied only sketchily, and the sources, sinks and budgets of deep water will be explored with the new stations from this and the other WHP cruises which cross it. |
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| | IOC: Towards a Tsunami Warning System in the Indian Ocean |
| | Participants include decision-makers and scientific/technical experts from the 29 countries on the Indian Ocean rim, as well as Member States of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in other regions, including those that have expressed their interest in contributing both financially and with technical expertise to the establishment of the Indian Ocean System. | | | The event was attended by 50 participants from the Indian Ocean region, USA and other countries and organizations. | | | Between May and September 2005, national assessments of 16 countries in the Indian Ocean were conducted to identify capacity building needs and support requirements for developing an IOTWS. |
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http://ioc3.unesco.org/indotsunami
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| | The Indian Ocean Littoral |
| | Charting the Indian Ocean from Zanzibar to Sumatra | | | During the pre-colonial era, the Indian Ocean's ports largely remained subordinate to hinterland political authorities. | | | The Indian Ocean Littoral: Cartography and Port Cities |
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http://lrrc3.sas.upenn.edu/indianocean/group5/home05.html
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| | Indian Ocean |
| | The Indian Ocean has two water circulation systems. | | | The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean. | | | The Continental Shelves of the Indian Ocean are narrow compared to those of the other oceans. |
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http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/oceans/indian.html
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| | Indian Ocean Beach Club - Kenya - Mombasa Hotels |
| | The Trader's Room at Indian Ocean Beach Club is fully equipped to handle conferences or cocktail parties for up to a hundred people. | | | Have you been to Indian Ocean Beach Club? | | | Indian Ocean Beach Club Business People And Conferences |
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| | Guardian Unlimited Special reports Special report: Indian Ocean tsunami |
| | December 26: Ceremonies were held today to mark the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed at least 216,000 people in one of the world's most deadly natural disasters. | | | November 24: The Foreign Office admitted today that "mistakes were made" in its response to the Indian Ocean tsunami on Boxing Day last year. | | | January 3: Protest follows rising criticism of Indian relief effort. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/tsunami/0,15671,1380306,00.html
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| | The Indian Ocean Oceanography and Climatology Virtual Center |
| | Thank you for contributing with any information which could enable this goal to be achieved. | | | This site is the meeting point for all of you interested in the climate and the oceanography (physical, biological, geological, chemical, etc.) of the Indian Ocean. | | | Its purpose is to include all the available information relevant to Indian Ocean studies in view to gather common interests. |
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http://indianocean.free.fr
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| | Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: UNESCO |
| | The Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWAS) will meet in Hyderabad (India) from 14 to 16 December * to review the new system and identify what remains to be done. | | | The toll could have been reduced, if a rapid alert system, similar to that put in place for the Pacific in 1965 by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), had been operating in the region. | | | According to the latest estimates, nearly 300,000 people perished in the tsunami that hit coastal areas of the Indian Ocean in December 2004. |
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| | Indian Ocean Explorer- Scuba Liveaboard in Seychelles and Aldabra |
| | So, your quest for Paradise brings you to the Indian Ocean and the Seychelles Islands. | | | The Indian Ocean Explorer – this converted oceanographic research ship built to Lloyd’s standards is outfitted to ensure your ideal dive holiday. | | | Itineraries range from 3 to 15 days, with some expeditions designed to offer Indian Ocean thrills to non-diving companions. |
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http://www.ioexplorer.com
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| | IOTC - Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
| | The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) is an intergovernmental organization mandated to manage tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas. | | | Its objective is to promote cooperation among its Members with a view to ensuring, through appropriate management, the conservation and optimum utilisation of stocks and encouraging sustainable development of fisheries based on such stocks. | | | Most documents are in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF 5) : get the free Acrobat Reader here. |
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| | Indian Ocean Cruise - Cruises in the Indian Ocean |
| | As a holiday destination the Indian Ocean is without doubt one of the few remaining areas in the world that is still relatively uncommercialised and largely unaffected by mass tourism. | | | Please click here to view the problematic pages. | | | Indian Ocean Cruise - Cruises in the Indian Ocean |
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http://www.africansafariclub.com/html/cruises.php
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| | AIST:Tsunami in Indian Ocean |
| | The great earthquake (Mw 9.0) of December 26 off Sumatra generated the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. | | | Tsunami Travel Time (in hours) for the entire Indian Ocean | | | The above figures show that the tsunami reaches Phuket and Sri Lanka coasts in two hours after the earthquake, and African coast in 8-11 hours. |
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| | Anglican Communion:The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean |
| | Anglican Communion:The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean | | | The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean | | | The Province, covering Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles, was founded in 1973, combining two bishoprics. |
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http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/province.cfm?ID=I1
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| | Indian Ocean Dipole Mode Index |
| | This differs from Saji et al.'s recontruction in that this is a weekly, rather than monthly sampling and the data set used is IGOSS rather than GISST2.3b. | | | Enough has been said on ENSO and TAV that most of the scientific community recognizes them as cyclical climate phenomena with interannual periods involving changes in sea surface temperature over the western and eastern portions of the tropical Pacifc and Atlantic Oceans and corresponding atmospheric changes due to the shifting air-sea heat flux forcing. | | | Anderson, D., Extremes in the Indian Ocean, 1999, Nature 401, p. |
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| | Indian Ocean Area Map - Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica |
| | History, Culture, People, africamaps Population ofafrica, Climate, Indian Ocean Area Map - Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. | | | History, Culture, People, africamaps Population ofafrica, Climate, mapafrica Economy, Animal and plants, Languages,capital, island, major city, province, Communications, State History, Culture, Peopl e, Populatio n, Climat e, Map of Africa, atlas and maps of Indian Ocean Area Map - Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. | | | Indian Ocean Area Map - Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica |
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http://www.africa-atlas.com/indian-ocean.htm
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| | Indian Ocean Weather |
| | This picture taken in August 1992 shows the wind patterns in the Indian Ocean that permitted ocean travel at regular intervals. | | | If you have a few extra minutes and want to see what the winds were like in the Indian Ocean yesterday see | | | During the rest of the year winds blow steadily from the south and west. |
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http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/IndianOcean.html
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| | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Wikimedia Commons |
| | en: The earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004 in the Indian Ocean area. | | | The animations shown as a thumb are sometimes sized in a wrong way. | | | Indian Ocean, tectonic plates, affected regions and places (en) |
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
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| | Reuters AlertNet - Indian Ocean tsunami |
| | GENEVA, March 16 (Reuters) - Coral reefs that survived the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami are coming under threat from rushed rebuilding efforts in the region, two international environmental... | | | LONDON, March 16, (Reuters) -International aid group Oxfam is investigating the possible theft of tens of thousands of dollars in tsunami funds by its staff or contractors in Indonesia. | | | You are here: Homepage > Emergencies > Indian Ocean tsunami |
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| | Dive Global Destination :: Indian Ocean |
| | And then there is India with the famousAndaman Islands and little known but Laccadives. | | | It is hardly surprising that SUBIOS, the Indian Ocean Underwater Film Festival, is held here. | | | The Maldives are spectacular and consist of more than 7,000 low-lying coral islands in a 1,200 mile chain southeast of India. |
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http://www.diveglobal.com/explore_destinations/destinations/indian_ocean.asp
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| | Oceans Alive! The Water Planet The Indian Ocean |
| | It was formed by seafloor spreading as Gondwanaland broke up over the last 170 million years. | | | The ocean's main feature is a huge ridge, crossed by many long fractures. | | | The Indian Ocean lies mostly in the southern hemisphere between Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica. |
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