The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...
The Maldives … more than just a honeymoon escape.Credit: iStock The Indian Ocean stretches from Western Australia to the east coast of Africa – down as far as the islands of the sub-Antarctic ...
The airstrip, on Abd al-Kuri Island, which rises out of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden, could provide a key landing zone for military operations patrolling the waterway.