This is Indian Ocean topography showing the location of Mauritius as part of a chain of progressively older volcanoes extending from the presently active hot-spot of Réunion toward the 65-million ...

The tsunami that ricocheted around the world following the Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004 left a puzzling pattern of waves in its wake. Beaches in Peru and Mexico, nearly 20,000 ...

The Indian Ocean seafloor, mapped using Earth’s gravity. Africa is on the left, ... Well, for Pete’s sake. I originally wrote “topology” here, not “topography.” ...

The unique topography of the island also gives it an eerie, other-worldly feel. For various reasons, Socotra has remained largely untouched—its population is just around 50,000.

China's research vessels study ocean floor topography to help its submarine fleet navigate the far seas. U.S ... It was last seen leaving the Java Sea and entering the Indian Ocean on Monday, ...

The Indian Ocean tsunami has also served to remind us of past tsunamis. In Alaska and Hawaii, people recalled the 9.2 trembler that hit Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1964, sending a powerful ...

An Indian experiment module fell out of space and crashed into the Indian Ocean this month, just a few months after launching into orbit, but not because of a failure. Skip to main content.

There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).

The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique. Current ...

Ancient Lost Continent Discovered in Indian Ocean. New evidence of old rocks further demonstrate the landmass "drowned" during continental breakup about 85 million years ago.