The collision with the rocky islets in Verdougia in the early hours of January 19, 1947, was reportedly due to dense fog.

More than half a century after the tiny rocky islet Katchatheevu in the Palk Strait was ceded to Sri Lanka, the Tamil Nadu ...

Tukun Perak, a rocky outcrop that juts out in the middle of nowhere in the Malacca Straits, is a fishing paradise for local anglers. It is home to many big species such as tuna, big eye ...

1887 -- The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) sets up a government agency in charge of telegraph services. 1984 -- The Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee selects a tiger, named Hodori, as the official mascot ...

Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site ...