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  1. Indian Ocean kestrels

    Taxobox name Indian Ocean kestrels image Crecerelle.malgache1.jpg image caption Madagascar Kestrel Falco newtoni regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Falconiformes familia Falconidae genus Falcon Falco partim subdivision ranks Species subdivision F. newtoni small John Henry Gurney Gurney , 1863 small F. araea small Harry Church Oberholser Oberholser , 1917 small F. punctatus small Coenraad Jacob Temminck Temminck , 1821 small F. duboisi small Cowles, 1994 extinct small F. zoniventris small Wilhelm Peters Peters , 1854 small F. moluccensis small Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1850 small Isolated on various islands around the Indian Ocean , kestrel populations evolved into different species, like Darwin s finches . Behaviour remains similar to other small species of Falco such as the Common Kestrel , Falco tinnunculus except on originally forested Mauritius where kestrel s hunt arboreally more like hawk s. Due to the scarcity of mammals on oceanic islands, several species have adopted a diet containing many Phelsuma and other gecko s. The species can be distinguished by coloration, but all except the Banded Kestrel share rich brown wings with black spotting. Sexes are alike in color except in the Spotted Kestrel, where differences are minor. As usual in birds of prey, females are larger than males considerably so in some of these species as this assists resource partitioning . Species Two subspecies of Madagascar Kestrel , F. newtoni , are recognised, one on the main island of Madagascar and one on neighbouring Anjouan and Aldabra . It has adapted to human encroachment better than much of Madagascar s wildlife. Its diet is mainly lizards and insects. Confusingly it is sometimes referred to as the Spotted Kestrel, a name usually used for the Moluccan Indonesian Kestrel, while the Mauritius Kestrel s scientific name literally means spotted ... to divergence across the Indian Ocean. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 25 2 267 277 ...   more details



  1. 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake

    copy edit date April 2012 Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox earthquake title 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake image image alt http en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake&action edit imagecaption map USGS map of the 2012 Indian Ocean Earthquake.jpg map alt USGS map of the 2012 Indian Ocean Earthquake image name map2 mapsize caption date Start date 2012 04 11 df yes origintime ... bbc17675399 cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk news world asia 17675399 title Indian Ocean tsunami ... can t believe their luck ref The 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake was a Moment magnitude scale magnitude ... and warnings were issued across the Indian Ocean however, these were subsequently cancelled. ref name bbc17675399 ref cite news first NewsCore title Indian Ocean tsunami alert cancelled after ... Aceh quake triggers Indian Ocean tsunami warning Tremor felt in Colombo & 124 Independent Television ... Indian Ocean Territories , Crozet Islands , Reunion and Kerguelen Islands . Projected tsunami landfall ... and 20 38 for South Africa. ref name aljaz cite news title Indian Ocean on tsunami alert ... Indonesia, no tsunami risk commonscat inline 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake http www.ga.gov.au earthquakes ... 2012 in Thailand Category History of the Indian Ocean ar 2012 de Erdbeben vor Sumatra 2012 ... within the Indo Australian Plate , which is divided into three separate plates the Indian, Australian and Capricorn Plates. At their boundary, the Indian and Australian Plates converge at convert ... to ocean basin india withdraws tsunami warning 935470 title Indonesia earthquake No damage to ocean basin, India withdraws tsunami warning newspaper The Indian Express date 11 April 2012 accessdate ... on the streets in Kolkata, India, in front of the Cognizant building. After the earthquake, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services INCOIS issued a high level tsunami warning ... alert. The Indian Air Force Air Force dispatched two Lockheed C 130 Hercules C 130 and one Ilyushin ...   more details



  1. Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean

    when the squadron deployed to the Indian Ocean with the additional duty of resupplying the Japanese ... also List of Japanese Auxiliary Cruiser Commerce Raiders Japanese Indian Ocean raid 1944 References ... coord missing Japan DEFAULTSORT Japanese Raiders In Indian Ocean Campaign Category Naval battles of World ...File Hokoku Maru 1942a.jpg 300px right thumb Hokoku Maru class ocean liner Hokoku Maru off Penang in May 1942. Japanese raiders were converted merchant ships which would often use their comprehensive armament to cause havoc in the Indian Ocean against Allied shipping. Background Nations fighting United Kingdom Britain during both world war s in the 20th century devoted substantial effort to the disruption of oceanic trade as a means of weakening the British Empire . In late 1942, Axis powers Axis activities in the Indian Ocean had virtually come to an end. Germany German merchant raider s, originally disrupting the shipping lane s in these waters, had with few exceptions, been destroyed by the Royal Navy or begun the long journey home. By virtue of their powerful battle fleets, the Imperial Japanese Navy IJN had strategically planned to fight a war of fleet actions Guerre d escadre , and as a consequence delegated few resources to raiding merchant vessels Guerre de course . Nonetheless, other than their successful sortie to Ceylon in April 1942, the Japanese Navy had decided to keep the pressure on the shipping lanes, primarily due to the allies ever growing logistics logistical strength in the war. Large and valuable tanker ship tanker s maintained a continuous stream of oil and other products from the Middle East to Australia and surrounding islands. The continuous pleas by the Germans possibly ref name Visser had a large influence on this decision, as the Indian Ocean was the primary ... with their floatplanes to search large areas of ocean. In service, they were organized as the 24th ... sister ships were allocated to the Indian Navy . She only had one 3 inch gun a 4 inch gun was not available ...   more details



  1. Culture of the Indian Ocean Islands

    Unreferenced date December 2006 The culture of the Indian Ocean islands reflects the ethnic diversity, history, politics, music, dance, food, drink, arts, sports and international influences in that region. The area includes Zanzibar Unguja and Pemba Island , Madagascar , Mauritius , the Seychelles , Comoros , R union , Mayotte , Rodrigues , Agalega , Cargados Carajos and, historically, Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia . TOClimit 3 Early history Perhaps the earliest explorers of the region were .... Zanzibar Zanzibar was possibly one of the first islands in the Indian Ocean to be inhabited the people ... to form part of the new British Indian Ocean Territory BIOT to Seychelles upon independence. Calls ... s Indian Ocean neighbors, the Sakalava chiefdoms of the Menabe, centered in what is now the town of Morondava ... of Antsiranana, Mahajanga and Toliara. But with the domination of the Indian Ocean by the British ... from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Madagascar and French provinces. In this ocean, the Indian demographic ... of the islands and is the primary means of communication within the Indian Ocean Commission represented ... language in Both the Comoros and Mayotte and is taught in Mosques in other Indian Ocean islands. Smaller numbers of immigrants to the region such as European, Indian, African and Australian businesspeople ... and the Comoros have not been influenced as much by other cultures. Category Indian Ocean Category ... from the Indian subcontinent . The Franco Mauritian elite controls nearly all of the large sugar estates and is active in business and banking. As the Indian population became numerically ... and their Creole allies to the Indo Mauritians. Conflicts arose between the Indian community mostly ... Creole language but with many similarities. Indians India ns first arrived in the western Indian Ocean as indentured labourers or coolies coolie , Mauritius being the first country in the world to take up the system of Indian labour. Fact date May 2007 Because the slave trade was abolished, Europeans ...   more details



  1. Carcasse, British Indian Ocean Territory

    Carcasse is an abandoned populated place on the atoll of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory . ref http earth info.nga.mil gns html GEOnet Names Server GNS ref References reflist BritishIndianOcean geo stub coord 07 22 28 S 072 28 53 E display title Category Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details



  1. 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games

    sortable style background ccccff 1 align left flagIOC2team MAD 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games 100 79 56 235 2 align left Flagicon REU R union at the 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games R union REU 74 78 74 226 3 align left flagIOC2team MRI 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games 35 55 83 173 4 align left flagIOC2team SEY 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games 35 27 37 99 5 align left flagIOC2team COM 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games 1 6 14 21 style background ccccff 6 align left Flagicon MYT Mayotte at the 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games Mayotte MYT 0 0 4 4 7 align left flagIOC2team MDV 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games ... 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games Category Indian Ocean Category 2007 in multi sport events DEFAULTSORT Indian Ocean Island Games fr Jeux des les de l oc an Indien 2007 ...   more details



  1. Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    governors DEFAULTSORT Commissioner Of The British Indian Ocean Territory Category Commissioners of the British Indian Ocean Territory BritishIndianOcean stub pl Komisarze Brytyjskiego Terytorium ... British overseas territories , there is no separate flag for the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory. This is mainly because he is never resident in the territory, and he would be unable ...   more details



  1. 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

    wikitable sortable 1 align left Flagicon REU R union at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games R union ... align left flagIOC2team SEY 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games 57 29 39 123 3 align left flagIOC2team MRI 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games 38 59 47 144 4 align left flagIOC2team MAD 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games 33 35 45 113 5 align left flagIOC2team COM 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games 1 1 3 5 6 align left Flagicon MYT local Mayotte at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games Mayotte MYT 0 2 0 2 7 align left flagIOC2team MDV 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games 0 1 5 6 class sortbottom colspan 2 Total 186 191 197 ... pages 8th IOIG Seychelles 2011 216565361695464 Official facebook page Indian Ocean Island Games Category 2011 in multi sport events Indian Ocean Island Games Category 2011 in Seychelles Indian Ocean Island ...   more details



  1. List of airports in the British Indian Ocean Territory

    This is a list of airport s in the British Indian Ocean Territory . class wikitable sortable style font size 95 valign baseline style font weight bold background color DDDDDD Location ICAO airport code ICAO IATA airport code IATA Airport  name valign top Diego Garcia FJDG NKW Diego Garcia Tracking Station See also List of airports by ICAO code F FJ British Indian Ocean Territory References cite web url http www.icao.int anb aig Taxonomy R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf title ICAO Location Indicators by State publisher International Civil Aviation Organization date 2006 01 12 format PDF cite web url http www.unece.org cefact locode io.htm title UN Location Codes British Indian Ocean Territory work UN LOCODE 2006 2 publisher United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE date 2007 04 30 http gc.kls2.com cgi bin gclookup?Q country IO Airports in the British Indian Ocean Territory at Great Circle Mapper Navigation box br Asia in topic List of airports in Category Lists of airports by country British Indian Ocean Territory Category British Indian Ocean Territory related lists Airports ...   more details



  1. British Indian Ocean Territory Police

    The British Indian Ocean Territory Police consists of British Overseas Police Officers BOPO that are all currently members of either the Royal Marines or Royal Navy . These officers also act as customs officers for the island of Diego Garcia . External links http www.dg.navy.mil web 2006 html island tour 2.htm BIOT Customs UK crown dependency and overseas territory police forces Category Police forces of UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories Category Government of the British Indian Ocean Territory UK mil stub BritishIndianOcean stub ...   more details



  1. Telephone numbers in the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Country calling code Country Code 246 br International Call Prefix 00 National Significant Numbers NSN seven digits. The group of islands forming the British Indian Ocean Territory has no area codes. This region includes the Chagos Archipelago , the main island of which is Diego Garcia . Allocations class wikitable border 1 colspan 2 ALLOCATIONS ref http www.itu.int oth T0202000039 en ref Service Number Range Fixed 246 37X XXXX Mobile new 246 38X XXXX References Reflist Telephone numbers in Asia Category Telephone numbers by country British Indian Ocean Territory Category British Indian Ocean Territory Telephonenumber stub ...   more details



  1. Government of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Image Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg thumb right Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory The British Indian Ocean Territory , or in abbreviated form BIOT , is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom . It is administered by a Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner , resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London . In terms of law, the territory is governed by the laws of the UK, where applicable and in the case of persons subject to United States military law a special agreement applies ref http homepage.ntlworld.com jksonc docs bancoult d16b1.html ii U.S. U.K. BIOT agreements, 1966 1987 ref The chief of state from 6 February 1952 has been Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II . The commissioner for the territory has been Tony Crombie since January 2004, and the administrator has been Charles A Hamilton since 2002. The commissioner and administrator are both resident in the UK. The representative of the British Government on the island is Cdr D. Howard RN. There are no election s on the territory the position of the monarch is hereditary and the commissioner and administrator are appointed by the monarch. References reflist Navigation box br Politics of Africa BritishIndianOcean stub Category Government of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details



  1. International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies

    International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies The 1979 and 1984 events known better by the short title of ICIOS were held in Perth, Western Australia ICIOS I was held 15 to 22 August 1979 ICIOS II was held 5 to 12 December 1984. The first conference occurred during the Western Australian sesquicentenary celebrations known as WAY 79 , as well as the Indian Ocean Arts Festival which ran 22nd September 1979 6th October 1979 in Perth ref .Durack, Elizabeth, 1915 2000 1979, Indian Ocean Arts Festival 1979, Perth, Western Australia, 22 September 6 October Direct Publications, West Australian Newspapers, Perth ref ref cite news url http nla.gov.au nla.news article48211820 title A year of celebration. newspaper Australian Women s Weekly The Australian Women s Weekly 1932 1982 location 1932 1982 date 25 October 1978 accessdate 2 February 2011 page 92 publisher National Library of Australia ref The conferences required collaboration and were supported by the Universities in operation in Perth at the time, the University of Western Australia , Western Australian Institute of Technology now Curtin University , Murdoch University and the Western Australian College of Advanced Education now Edith Cowan University . Notes reflist References Kerr, Alex, editor 1981 The Indian Ocean region resources and development Nedlands University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 085564186X Proceedings of the International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies. Section 2. International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies 1st 1979 Perth, W.A The Indian Ocean in focus International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies, Perth, 15 26 August 1979 organised through the collaboration of Murdoch University, University of Western Australia and Western Australian Institute of Technology. . International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies 2nd 1984 Perth, W.A Nedlands, W.A University of Western Australia. 11 microfiches ... also Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation Category Indian Ocean Category Perth, Western ...   more details



  1. Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Mergeto British Indian Ocean Territory date January 2010 The British Indian Ocean Territory is an archipelago of 2,300 islands in the Indian Ocean , located to the south of India , roughly halfway between Africa and Indonesia . The islands have a total area of convert 60 km sqmi 1 abbr on , including the entire Chagos Archipelago . The coastline of the British Indian Ocean Territory is of length convert 698 km mi 0 abbr on . The maritime claims of the territory are convert 3 nmi km mi 1 abbr on lk in , with an exclusive fishing zone of convert 200 nmi km mi 1 abbr on . The climate of the archipelago is tropical marine it is hot and humidity humid , moderated by trade winds . The terrain is flat and low, with most areas not exceeding an elevation of convert 4 m ft 2 . The highest point is an unnamed point on the island of Diego Garcia , at convert 15 m ft 1 abbr on elevation, and the lowest point is the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia is the largest and most southern island, which occupies a strategic location in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This island is the site of a joint United Kingdom UK United States US military facility. Available natural resources include coconuts , fish and sugarcane . There is negligible arable land on the islands. Asia in topic Geography of Asia topic Climate of Coord 6 00 S 71 30 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title BritishIndianOcean geo stub Category Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory pl Geografia Brytyjskiego Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean in World War II

    Campaignbox South East Asia Campaignbox Indian Ocean Theatre Axis powers Axis naval forces operated throughout the Indian Ocean during World War II 1939 45 . These activities included unrestricted submarine warfare , airstrike s by aircraft carrier s, covert auxiliary cruiser raiding ships , capital ship s and raids by land based heavy bomber s. Forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy , German Kriegsmarine and Italian Regia Marina struck at Allies of World War II Allied targets in and off countries including Australia , Ceylon Sri Lanka , the Dutch East Indies Indonesia , British Raj British India , Madagascar and South Africa . List of sub theatres and actions Australia Axis naval activity in Australian waters Western Australian emergency of March 1944 Air raids on Australia, 1942 43 Britain Cocos Islands Mutiny France Battle of La R union Battle of Madagascar Germany Monsun Gruppe Armed merchantmen German auxiliary cruiser raiders German auxiliary cruisers Italy East African Campaign World War II East African Campaign Japan Japanese occupation of the Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Battle of Christmas Island Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean Campaign Indian Ocean raid 1942 Easter Sunday Raid Indian Ocean raid 1944 References cite journal last Black first Jeremy date 2009 title Midway and the Indian Ocean journal Naval War College Review volume 62 issue 4 url http www.nwc.navy.mil press review PressReviewPDF.aspx?q 395 WWII battle stub Category World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre Category History of the Indian Ocean cs Boje v Indick m oce nu za druh sv tov v lky ...   more details



  1. Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File British Indian Ocean Territory coat of arms.svg right 200px The coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory was granted in 1990 on the 25th anniversary of British Indian Ocean Territory the territory s establishment. The centrepiece of the arms, the shield, bears a palm tree and St. Edward s Crown on a base of three white wavy lines representing the ocean, a sun in splendour in the upper left corner, and the Union Flag in a Chief heraldry chief at the top. Two sea turtle s are used as Supporters heraldry supporters a hawksbill turtle and a Green sea turtle green turtle , representing the local native wildlife. The Crest heraldry crest comprises a naval crown through which rises a red tower bearing the territory s flag there is no Helmet heraldry helm or mantling . The motto is In tutela nostra Limuria , Latin for Limuria is in our charge trust . This refers to the non existent continent of Lemuria continent Limuria , once thought to occupy the Indian Ocean . The palm tree and royal crown also feature in the flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory . See also Gallery of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies Navigation box br British coat of arms Coat of arms of Africa DEFAULTSORT Coat Of Arms Of The British Indian Ocean Territory Category British Overseas Territories coats of arms British Indian Ocean Territory Category National coats of arms British Indian Ocean Territory Category Culture of the British Indian Ocean Territory Category 1990 introductions BritishIndianOcean stub Heraldry stub de Wappen des Britischen Territoriums im Indischen Ozean el es Escudo del Territorio Brit nico en el Oc ano ndico fr Armoiries du Territoire britannique de l oc an Indien he lv Indijas Oke na Britu Teritorijas erbonis hu A Brit ... yo Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details



  1. List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

    File North Indian cyclone tracks.jpg right thumb 400px Cumulative track map of all North Indian ocean cyclones from 1970 to 2005 The following is a list of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons . Years class wikitable Period Seasons 1900s Pre 1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons Pre 1980 , 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1970 , 1980 1984 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1980 1984 , 1985 1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1985 1989 1990s 1990 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1990 , 1991 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1991 , 1992 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1992 , 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1993 , 1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1994 , 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1995 , 1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1996 , 1997 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1997 , 1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1998 , 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1999 2000s 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2000 , 2001 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2001 , 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2002 , 2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2003 , 2004 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2004 , 2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2005 , 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2006 , 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2007 , 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2008 , 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2009 2010s 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2010 , 2011 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2011 please do not create links to years ... Indian Ocean cyclone season 1990 11 6 2 2 1 1 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone BOB 01 Sort 000967 967 ... 11 File 1990 1999 NIO activity graphic.png 500px 1991 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1991 8 4 ... Bay History 1992 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1992 12 11 7 2 1 0 Forrest Sort 000189 189 Sort 124000000 124.1  million 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1993 4 3 2 2 2 0 ARB 01 02 Sort 000600 600 1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1994 8 4 4 4 2 0 ARB 01 Sort 000285 285 Sort 125000000 ...   more details



  1. Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

    width 10 Score width 15 Fourth Place align center bgcolor F5FAFF 1979 br 1979 Indian Ocean Games ... align center bgcolor F5FAFF 1985 br 1985 Indian Ocean Games Details flag Mauritius Fb big Mauritius ... br 1990 Indian Ocean Games Details flag Madagascar Fb big Madagascar 5 1 Fb big Mauritius Fb big Seychelles 1977 3 1 Fb big Comoros 1978 align center bgcolor F5FAFF 1993 br 1993 Indian Ocean Games ... 1977 align center bgcolor F5FAFF 1998 br 1998 Indian Ocean Games Details flag R union Fb big R union ... 2003 br 2003 Indian Ocean Games Details flag Mauritius Fb big Mauritius 2 1 Fb big R union Fb big Seychelles 2 0 Fb big Comoros align center bgcolor F5FAFF 2007 br 2007 Indian Ocean Games Details flag ... Mauritius align center bgcolor F5FAFF 2011 br 2011 Indian Ocean Games Details flag Seychelles Fb big ... center 3 See also Indian Ocean Island Games International Football Category Indian Ocean Games ... Fu ball bei den Indian Ocean Island Games fr Football aux Jeux des les de l oc an Indien ...   more details



  1. Indian Ocean Interdisciplinary Management Foundation

    Orphan date February 2009 The Indian Ocean Interdisciplinary Management Foundation IOIMF was chartered in Vienna, Austria 1979, under the auspices of then Lecturer , Guru, Professor, Dr Michael Hoffman the Head of Vienna University , German Universit t Wien High Management Department and Founder, Vienna Interdisciplinary Management Institute 1974. Also a Consultant to a number of leading, German, Austrian, Swiss, Italy multinationals, governments and UN institutions. On account of Austrian history , its excellent economic, political relation with the Eastern Bloc , then COMECON countries, the USSR , the Warsaw Pact . Its respected Neutrality international relations neutrality , excellent relation with the Arab world and OAU , the Cold War relation between the East and West , the political situation in the Indian Ocean as an important contribution to Charter IOIMF Indian Ocean Interdisciplinary Management. In accordance with such regulation s in granting of such charter, duly documented and witnessed, Mr Mitchel Juan Edmond, the first Seychelles national to be exiled in Austria, Vienna, since 1976, married to an Austrian national from Zillertal in state of Tyrol Tyrol , who had worked for the Von Oswald family, in Seychelles. He was made a Fellow of Vienna Interdisciplinary Management Institute and given charge of the Charter for the Indian Ocean region. Note One of the first Research undertaken by UNIDO under the guidance of Vienna Interdisciplinary Management Institute, Professor Dr Micheal Hoffman, the newly Charted IOIMF Indian Ocean Interdisciplinary Management Foundation was the first Small Indian Ocean joint economic Grouping like CARICOM which existed then. The research ... and would never work in the Indian Ocean under the Heading Indian Ocean Industrial Investment and Promotion Centre. The concept taken and used to set in place the COI Indian Ocean Commission ... Indian Ocean Category Academia Category Subfields of sociology Category Interdisciplinary fields Category ...   more details



  1. 2012 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

    scales North Indian Ocean Cyclonic Storm intensity with winds of 65  km h 40  mph . The names ... its original name. The next six names from the Lists of tropical cyclone names North Indian Ocean list of North Indian Ocean storm names are below. width 90 tcname unused Murjan tcname unused Nilam ... This is a table of all storms in the 2012 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It mentions all of the season ... right align right align right align right center References Reflist Category 2012 North Indian Ocean ...   more details



  1. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

    Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services INCOIS is a national agency of the Government of India , under Ministry of Earth Sciences India Ministry of Earth Sciences . It provides ocean information and advisory services to the society, industry, government and scientific community through sustained ocean observations and constant improvements through systematic and focused research. It is based in Hyderabad, India Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh. The director of INCOIS is Dr. Satheesh C. Shenoi. ref http www.incois.gov.in Incois homepages director.htm Accessed on 13 March 2011 ref INCOIS is also establishing a ground station to receive data from Oceansat 2 . It would be operational in April 2011. ref http www.hindu.com 2011 02 05 stories 2011020551391100.htm Accessed on 13 March 2011 ref Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre INCOIS houses the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre TEWS . The Ministry of Earth Sciences, as the nodal Ministry, established the TEWS at the INCOIS in association with the Department of Science & Technology, the Department of Space DoS and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR . It was inaugurated on 15 October 2007. ref http www.hindu.com fline fl2618 stories 20090911261811000.htm Accessd on 13 March 2011 ref INCOIS has 22 sea level gauges at Aerial Bay , Chennai , Ennore , Garden Reach , Haldia , Kandla , Karwar , Krishnapatnam , Marmagao , Machilipatnam , Nagapattinam , Paradeep , Port Blair , Vadinar , Visakhapatnam , among others, and three bottom pressure recorders. ref http www.hindu.com 2011 03 13 stories 2011031355351200.htm Accessed on 13 March 2011 ref The round the clock centre will, in 2012, become a regional provider, providing alerts to all Indian Ocean Rim IOR countries. ref http www.hindu.com 2011 02 05 stories ... Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Official website Category Executive branch of the Indian government Category Science and technology in India Category Research institutes ...   more details



  1. Black Friday (Indian Ocean album)

    www.indianoceanmusic.com blackfriday.htm Indian Ocean Black Friday ref The album s instrumentals make ... director Anurag Kashyap , the director of the film, is a fan of Indian Ocean and owns all their albums ... hindi article 9631.html Indian Ocean brings music to Mumbai blasts ref He gave the following reason for choosing Indian Ocean to compose the music for his film cquote I wanted to use someone away from ... album of Indian Ocean , and the song Bandeh was an instant hit reaching a peak position of 2 ... ref http www.indiapost.com article lifestyle 591 Indian Ocean kicks off fourth US Tour ref Track listing ... thehindu mp 2005 01 22 stories 2005012202330301.htm Chords & Notes ref Indian Ocean s songs ... Piyush Mishra Indian Ocean band References reflist External links http www.indianoceanmusic.com blackfriday.htm Indian Ocean Official Black Friday Website Category Indian Ocean albums Category Film scores ...   more details



  1. 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

    Infobox hurricane season Basin NIO Year 1995 Track 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg First storm formed September 12, 1995 Last storm dissipated November 25, 1995 Strongest storm name 04B Strongest storm pressure 938 Strongest storm winds 105 Average wind speed 1 Total disturbances 8 Total depressions 6 Total storms 3 Total hurricanes 2 Total intense 2 Fatalities 71 62 from 03B, 9 from 04B Damages Inflated five seasons 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1993 , 1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1994 , 1995 , 1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1996 , 1997 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1997 The 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean . TOC Season summary Four tropical cyclones were observed, less than the average of 5 6. Two reached Cyclone strength. Tropical Storm 01B Infobox Hurricane Small Basin NIO Track Cyclone 01B 1995 track.png Formed September 12 Dissipated September 20 1 min winds 45 Pressure 991 Western Pacific Tropical Depression 16W crossed over Vietnam and Myanmar , retaining tropical depression strength over the long passage ... www.weather.unisys.com hurricane indian oc index.html Unisys Track http www.usno.navy.mil JTWC annual tropical cyclone reports JTWC Archive See also Portal Tropical cyclones List of North Indian Ocean ... hurricane season 1995 Pacific hurricane season 1995 Pacific typhoon season South West Indian Ocean ... Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season 1995 96 1990 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons DEFAULTSORT 1995 North Indian Ocean Cyclone Season Category 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season ... km h 1 abbr on just before hitting the Indian coast. It dissipated 4  days later. Clear Tropical ... on the 5th. Just prior to its Indian landfall on the 9th it reached cyclone strength, but it dissipated ...   more details



  1. 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

    Infobox hurricane season Basin NIO Year 1993 Track 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg First storm formed November 8, 1993 Last storm dissipated December 20, 1993 Strongest storm name BOB 03 Strongest storm pressure 968 Strongest storm winds 90 Average wind speed 3 Total disturbances 3 Total depressions 3 Total storms 2 Total hurricanes 2 Total intense 2 Fatalities Damages Inflated five seasons 1991 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1991 , 1992 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1992 , 1993 , 1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1994 , 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 1995 The 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was the period in which tropical cyclones formed within the north Indian ocean. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form within this basin between April and December. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean  the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department IMD , while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridans 45 E and 100 E are included in the season by the IMD. TOC Clear right Storms Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 02 Infobox Hurricane Small Basin NIO Formed November 08 Dissipated November 15 Image 1993pakcyclone.jpg Track Cyclone 01A 1993 track.png 3 min winds 65 1 min winds 80 Pressure ... 100 See also Portal Tropical cyclones List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1993 Atlantic ... http www.usno.navy.mil JTWC Joint Typhoon Warning Center 1990 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons DEFAULTSORT 1993 North Indian Ocean Cyclone Season Category 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season ... 3 min winds 30 Pressure 1008 Clear Season effects TC stats table start2 year 1993 basin North Indian ...   more details



  1. Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory

    Infobox flag Name British Indian Ocean Territory Article the Image Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg Use 110010 Symbol Proportion 1 2 Adoption 8 November 1990 Design table border 0 style background transparent tr td bgcolor 00a651 width 18 td bgcolor F9F9F9 Green tr td bgcolor ed1c24 width 18 td bgcolor F9F9F9 Red tr td bgcolor ffffff width 18 td bgcolor F9F9F9 White tr td bgcolor 000099 width 18 td bgcolor F9F9F9 Blue table Type National The flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory BIOT is similar to the flags of other British dependencies and colonies as it has the Union Flag in the upper hoist side corner. The palm tree and crown are symbols of the Indian Ocean Territory. The origin or meaning of the wavy lines is unknown, and their existence is a break from the traditional practice of flags of British colonies or former colonies. It is understood that the flag, which was granted by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II on the 25th anniversary of the BIOT in 1990 ref http www.cwphonecards.io Phonecards Series5.html Official BIOT Emblems . Cable and Wireless ... to visit the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is not clear whether the flag is actually ... of the British Indian Ocean Territory. ref http flagspot.net flags io.html descr Flags of the World British Indian Ocean Territory . Accessed 28 August 2006 ref The Commissioner is based at the Foreign ... geos io.html Govt CIA The World Factbook British Indian Ocean Territory . Accessed 28 August 2006 ref Other images gallery File Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory 1990.svg The flag as used in 1990 ... Africa topic Flag of title Flags of Africa Union Flag DEFAULTSORT British Indian Ocean Territory, Flag of the Category National flags Category Blue Ensigns Category Culture of the British Indian Ocean Territory Flag Category Flags of British Overseas Territories Indian Ocean Category 1990 introductions ... flagga th yo Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...   more details




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