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!!!Indian Ocean 

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A view over the Indian Ocean as seen from the space shuttle. The bottom portion of the photo shows the complete chain of the atolls that form the Maldive Islands. 

Off to the left are the southern portion of India, the Palk Strait, and the island of Sri Lanka.