This astronaut photo from January 6, 2009, shows giant kelp beds in the waters surrounding Mac Murdo and Howe Islands—2 of the 300 islands that make up the Kerguélen Archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
Published Mar 2, 2009
Lakshadweep’s coral atolls glow iridescent blue-green in this natural-color scene from February 2012.
Published Apr 15, 2012
Acquired October 2, 2002, this natural-color image shows islands off the coast of Croatia, in the Adriatic Sea.
Published Apr 17, 2011
Myths about these Australian islands seem to provide an ancient explanation for sea level rise.
Published Dec 27, 2019
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
As winds streamed past the South Sandwich Islands, the disrupted flow created an interlocking series of wave clouds.
Published Feb 28, 2020
They are geographically isolated but scientifically and visually compelling.
Published Mar 22, 2020
Penguins, seals, and scientists are among the residents of a remote archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
Published Dec 28, 2016
Bright white waves break along the fringing beaches of the Savage Islands in these astronaut photos from October 22, 2009.
Published Nov 23, 2009
Acquired May 19, 2010, this natural-color image shows the northwestern portion of French Polynesia’s Tuamotu Archipelago.
Published Jul 13, 2010
This approximately true-color image shows part of the Turks and Caicos Islands archipelago, observed September 18, 2001.
Published Apr 17, 2009
The last remnant of France’s once-vast holdings in North America, an island archipelago off the coast of Newfoundland bears the scars of a complicated geologic history. Altogether, the archipelago covers just 242 square kilometers (93 square miles), and the three biggest islands lend the entire island chain its name: Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Published Oct 3, 2010
Acquired November 23, 2009, this true-color image shows wave clouds formed by air currents passing over the South Sandwich Islands. The islands anchor the V-shaped clouds that spread out toward the east.
Published Nov 25, 2009
