Shallow water to the west-southwest (below the island in this view) appears bright blue, in contrast to the deeper ocean waters to the north, east, and south.

岛屿西部和西南部的浅海区(图中岛屿下侧)呈现出浅蓝色，与岛屿南、北、东方向的深海水域颜色对比明显。

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The study, which took a year and a half, included islands such as Lord Howe island east of Australia and Tristan da Cunha, a group of remote volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, among others.

这个持续了一年半的研究，包括诸如澳大利亚东部的Lord Howe岛和在大西洋南部的火山岛Tristan da Cunha岛等等。

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Sri Lanka Tamils, citizens whose South Indian ancestors have lived on the island for centuries, total about 12% and live predominantly in the north and east.

斯里兰卡泰米尔人，其南印度的祖先曾在岛上居住数世纪，占人口12%，主要住在北部和东部。

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The USS Guardian also struck the reef south-east of Palawan island on 17 January.

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The discoveries are part of an on-going project started last year when scientists unearthed hundreds of dodo bones at Mare aux Songes in the south-east of the island.

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In 2002 and 2004 it held auctions for offshore exploration licences in the island's south-east that each drew a single bid, from Canada's Encana.

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