Indian Ocean

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Maldives: island resort

Dive deep into the depths of the ocean.

Great Australian Bight Marine Park

Réunion: volcano

Puducherry, India: beach

flooding on Bhola Island

Cousine and Cousin islands

Kuwait: oil rig

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Failed Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday • May 13, 2025, 3:30 AM ET (Astronomy Magazine)

Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 crashes without incident into Indian Ocean • May 11, 2025, 6:30 AM ET (USA Today)

Soviet-era Venus probe plunges back to Earth after 53 years • May 10, 2025, 8:33 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

Maldives plans US$8.8 billion tax-free ‘financial freezone’ to ease debt woes • May 5, 2025, 5:44 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

INCOIS to lay 150 km submarine cable at Andaman & Nicobar Islands to study Indian Ocean • May 1, 2025, 9:29 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Maldives: island resort

Great Australian Bight Marine Park

Réunion: volcano

Puducherry, India: beach

flooding on Bhola Island

Cousine and Cousin islands

Kuwait: oil rig

Andaman Sea: coral

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