Comoro Islands

The deep waters surrounding the Comoro Islands are the home of the unique coelacanth, a living fossil.

Agulhas Current large marine ecosystem 2008

The fragmented nature of coastal and marine resource management is a legacy of the colonial past and of subsequent political turmoil in South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, the Seychelles and the island of Mauritius.

Agulhas Current large marine ecosystem 2008

Comoros officially Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (1996 est.pop. 540,000), 838 sq mi (2,170 sq km), occupying most of the Comoro Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and Mozambique.

Comoros The World Factbook 2008

Comoro Islands to bolster President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in his standoff against the rebellious island of Anjouan.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

New taxa, names, and combinations in Erica (Ericaceae-Ericoideae) from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.

Madagascar ericoid thickets 2008

Today Pretoria still has full diplomatic relations with only one African country, Malawi; but it maintains some sort of official presence in 13 more, from the consulate in the Comoro Islands to an interest office in Namibia.

'Like A Dam Wall Bursting' 2008

The Comoro Islands, lovely but impoverished, seem fated to be a refuge for white mercenaries in the Indian Ocean.

Deja Coup All Over Again 2008

Ever the sorceress of style, she chose haunting scents from all over the world — jasmine and lush pink May roses from the medieval Provençal town of Grasse, creamy yellow ylang-ylang blossoms from the Comoro Islands off the east coast of Africa, rum-scented tonka beans from South America, vanilla and sandalwood, and a rich mélange of other ingredients — and blended them all into a sensuous fragrance that instantly captivated le tout Paris.

Essence of Time Bennetts, Leslie 2007

English, and two German merchantmen, besides numerous dhows hailing from Johanna and Mayotte of the Comoro Islands, dhows from Muscat and Cutch — traders between India, the Persian Gulf, and

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

Sepoys from Bombay, nine men from Johanna, of the Comoro Islands, seven liberated slaves, and two Zambezi men, taking them as an experiment; six camels, three buffaloes, two mules, and three donkeys.

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004