Indian Ocean
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The waters off the Indian Ocean coast where throngs of swimmers will soon congregate are home to the world’s three most-dangerous shark species.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Before the Seychelles population was wiped out, the species occupied an even larger range that stretched more than 12,000 kilometers from Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
The vehicle completed the test by splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
"El Nino is one piece of the puzzle that affects the weather at a certain location, but there are other factors like local ocean temperatures and winds across the Indian Ocean," she added.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Astonishingly, it also swept westward across the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, resulting in the colonization of the island of Madagascar.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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