| The tsunami swamped up to 40 percent of the Maldives, an Indian Ocean string of 1,192 coral atolls 480 km southwest of the southern tip of India. |
| The Pakistani delegation will also participate in International Tourism Conference arranged by the Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation. |
| For warm-water swimming you have to take a trip to the eastern coast, which is washed by the Indian Ocean, half an hour or so away. |
| As the mighty American assault force makes its way to the Indian Ocean, there are ominous stirrings of popular anger in the region. |
| In the Pacific they are known as typhoons, in the Indian Ocean as cyclones. |
| Looking out over the Indian Ocean, the sails of dhow fishing vessels are dwarfed by transoceanic cargo ships gliding into the port. |
