Archipurlago
SAVE OUR PLANET… Panamanian island dwellers prepare to leave ancestral homes. For the indigenous Kuna people, who have lived for hundreds of years on islands in an archipelago off Panama’s...
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In the north-east of the Indian Ocean, spanning a latitude of 6 to 16 degrees north of the Equator, lies the Andaman Sea. For the people of Thailand and Burma, also known as Myanmar, the two nations...
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Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand Kaw Thaung, Burma Phi Phi Insel, Thailand Western Rocky Insel Mergui Archipel, Burma Kaw Thaung, Burma Phi Phi Insel, Thailand Donald Duck Bai, Similan Inseln Western...
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The Union of Architects of Russia held a press conference dedicated to the results of the 37th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Cambodia from 17 to 27 June 2013. This year 19 new...
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Down on the reef, a fish trap has caught a handful of bony fishes including a giant moray eel. This is the largest of all morays. Despite their fearsome appearance, morays are not as dangerous to...
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Another visitor to Black Rock and other deep-water sites is the spotted eagle ray. In some parts of the world eagle rays stay together in schools. In the Andaman Sea they are normally found alone....
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A typical Andaman sunset signals the end of daylight, but by night the reef is still alive. A dive under cover of darkness provides an entirely different experience for a curious diver. A lone bigfin...
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Of all the marine creatures found in the Andaman Sea, possibly the tiger tail seahorse carries the most mystique. The seahorse finds a suitable holdfast, such as this black sun coral, and anchors...
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Some cardinalfishes are small and careful enough to hide amongst the spines of the crown of thorns starfish or the sea urchin, thereby using the defense of the host to protect themselves. This is...
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Titan Triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens, East of Eden Painted Spiny Lobster, Panulirus versicolor, East of Eden Painted Spiny Lobster, Panulirus versicolor, Mergui Archipelago Painted Spiny...
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