An Australian-administered island in the eastern Indian Ocean south of Java. It was annexed by Great Britain in 888 and came under Australian sovereignty in 958.

爪哇岛南部印度洋东部的一座岛屿，由澳大利亚管辖。在888年由英国吞并，958年主权归澳大利亚。

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However,piracy had decreased in the Straits of Malacca and the eastern Indian Ocean where it has traditionally been a problem.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

It passed directly over the eastern Indian Ocean, making for the best viewing in Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia.

BBC: Asteroid 2012 DA14 in record-breaking Earth pass

At its closest approach a distance of about 17, 200 miles or so away the asteroid will pass over the eastern Indian Ocean, off Sumatra at 2:24 pm ET Friday, Feb. 15.

WSJ: Asteroid to Narrowly Miss Earth Next Week

Organise regular sessions of the regional committees IOCEA (IOC Regional Committee for the Central Eastern Atlantic) and IOCWIO (IOC Regional Committee for the Western Indian Ocean) and facilitate the implementation of their programmes of work.

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