Indian Ocean

The Australian island oasis you’ve probably never heard of

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Children waved enthusiastically next to the runway as our plane touched down in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: a small sliver of territory in the remote expanse of the Indian Ocean between Australia and Sri Lanka, made up of two atolls with 27 coral islands. Only two of these islands are inhabited – Home Island and … Read more

To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping the most important locations of these species

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All saltwater bodies on Earth form one big ocean. But within that there is infinite variety – just ask any diver. Some places have more coral, more sea turtles, more fish, more life. “I’ve dived many places around the world, and there are few locations like Fuvahmulah Atoll in the Maldives,” said Amanda Batlle-Morera, a … Read more