This approximately true-color image shows part of the Turks and Caicos Islands archipelago, observed September 18, 2001.
Published Apr 17, 2009
In one frame International Space Station astronauts were able to capture the evolution of fringing reefs to atolls. As with the Hawaiian Islands, these volcanic hot spot islands become progressively older to the northwest. As these islands move away from their magma sources they erode and subside.
Published Feb 16, 2003
Lakshadweep’s coral atolls glow iridescent blue-green in this natural-color scene from February 2012.
Published Apr 15, 2012
Coral, rock, silt, sand, rubble, sponges, and seaweed all contribute to the architecture of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Published Dec 27, 2011
Penguins, seals, and scientists are among the residents of a remote archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
Published Dec 28, 2016
Located just north of the equator, this classically shaped atoll is part of the Caroline Islands, which stretch northeast of Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific. Nukuoro Atoll is one of 607 islands that make up the Federated States of Micronesia.
Published Jul 10, 2006
Myths about these Australian islands seem to provide an ancient explanation for sea level rise.
Published Dec 27, 2019
Acquired October 2, 2002, this natural-color image shows islands off the coast of Croatia, in the Adriatic Sea.
Published Apr 17, 2011
