Indian Ocean

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The incident is believed to be the worst single diving accident in the tiny Indian Ocean nation, a popular tourist destination because of its string of coral islands.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"This is the first record of a giant squid detected off Western Australia's coast using eDNA protocols and the northernmost record of A. dux in the eastern Indian Ocean," Dr. Kirkendale said.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Until three years ago piracy had almost disappeared in this stretch of the Indian Ocean once notorious for hijackings, but it has since made a comeback.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

At that stage, magma will rise through the fractures to form new seafloor, and water from the Indian Ocean to the north could eventually flood in.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

New Zealand, meanwhile, is part of the immense Indian Ocean plate even though it is nowhere near the Indian Ocean.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson