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World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia
World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 5:30am In short: The world's biggest whale graveyard found to date has been discovered in the Indian Ocean in international waters off the coast of Australia. Five whales actively decomposing and 476 cetacean fossils, including a new extinct species dating back five million years, were documented.
World’s largest, deepest, oldest whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean
World’s largest, deepest, oldest whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean Chinese scientists have discovered a massive whale graveyard of around 500 skeletons, some dating back to more than 5 million years, at the bottom of the Indian Ocean west of Australia, according to research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The whale fall provides shelter and sustenance to a vibrant ecosystem of marine species, many believed to be new to science. The world's largest whale graveyard has...
Rs 13,000 cr airport at Great Nicobar Island to improve India's forward posture in Indian Ocean
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Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean
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Trump eyes control of Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean via Chagos ‘purchase’
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Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’
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US considers buying Chagos Islands, Telegraph reports
US considers buying Chagos Islands, Telegraph reports The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday (Jun 7). US officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass the UK and make their own deal to take control of Diego Garcia, the report said. The plan is among several options being drafted by the White House, in a paper aimed at providing alternatives to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ceding sovereignty of the Indian Ocean...
US considers buying Chagos Islands: Report
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The terrifying day the U.S.-Iran war reached a sleepy Sri Lankan town
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