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The Maldives rise just a few meters above the surrounding ocean.
Published Jan 15, 2017
This distant, lonely volcanic rock brings new meaning to the phrase “the middle of nowhere.”
Published Dec 19, 2015
This detailed astronaut photograph features surface currents illuminated by mirror-like reflections of sunlight off the waters around the Malée Atoll in the Maldive Islands.
Published Mar 1, 2010
Rising waters are swallowing up another island in Chesapeake Bay.
Published Dec 2, 2019
Poplar Island is rising back out of the Chesapeake...with a little help.
Published Jun 30, 2012
Lighthouses and sandstone formations draw visitors to the shores of Lake Superior.
Published Aug 28, 2016
The Whitsunday Islands are a collection of some 74 islands sandwiched between the Australian mainland and the outer atolls of the Great Barrier Reef.
Published Jan 2, 2010
The small Puerto Rican island is a natural reserve that has been nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”
Published Feb 28, 2016
A pair of modest oyster flats turned into two of most important islands in the United States.
Published Mar 20, 2016
Volcanic activity may soon fuse a newly formed island to its neighbor Nishino-shima.
Published Dec 24, 2013
The island once looked very different from how it does today.
Published Apr 16, 2017
