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The islands of the Indian Ocean are part of either the eastern, western, or southern areas. Some prominently large islands include Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, and Lesser Sunda Islands.
There are several small islands in the section of the Maumee River in northwest Ohio. The names of the islands are: [16] Indian Island – near Farnsworth Park west of Toledo; Woodcock Island – just west of Indian Island, adjacent to Missionary Island; Missionary Island – near Farnsworth Park west of Toledo; Granger Island – near ...
Rome was laid out in 1835 by William Stout. [5] The village was named after Rome, Italy, according to local history. [6] While the village is officially named Rome, it is often called "Stout"; [7] even the community's post office is named "Stout," not "Rome." [8] A post office called Stout has been in operation since 1893. [9]
Shows most significant islands, including all the small independent countries (such as Saint Lucia or Dominica). 419 x 445 pixels, 3 064 bytes. Image:BlankMap-Caribbean-in-world.png – Same as above, but with added location in world box. 419 x 445 pixels, 10 514 bytes.
Zanzibar is one of the Indian Ocean islands. It is situated on the Swahili Coast , adjacent to Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania). The northern tip of Unguja island is located at 5.72 degrees south, 39.30 degrees east, with the southernmost point at 6.48 degrees south, 39.51 degrees east. [ 82 ]
The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Îles Éparses or Îles Éparses de l'océan Indien) consist of four small coral islands, an atoll, as well as a reef in the Indian Ocean; they constitute the fifth district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, [1] though sovereignty over some or all of the islands is contested by the Comoros, Madagascar, and Mauritius.
The first true ocean-going boats were invented by the Austronesian peoples, using technologies like multihulls, outriggers, crab claw sails, and tanja sails. This enabled the rapid spread of Austronesians into the islands of both the Indian and the Pacific Oceans, known as the Austronesian expansion.
In the 1978 novel Desolation Island, the fifth book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series, the fictional naval vessel HMS Leopard is severely damaged by a collision with an iceberg in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The crew attempts to make landfall for repairs on one of the Crozet Islands, but they miss the island and continue to drift ...