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Comoro Islands

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Noun1.Comoro Islands - three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar
Iles Comores
Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros - a country on the Comoro Islands
Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south
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An outbreak of chikungunya occurred in the Comoro Islands in early 2005; since then, the virus has circulated to other islands in the Indian Ocean.
Chikungunya infection in travelers by Caumes, Eric / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Not another coelacanth was found, however, until 1952, when a fisherman in the Comoro Islands northwest of Madagascar hauled one up from a depth of about 550 feet.
The Latest Pisces of an Evolutionary Puzzle by PERKINS, SID / Science News
Abraham wrongly guessed the Comoro Islands and wrote his answer on a piece of paper.
LANCASTER STUDENT, 14, TAKES 4TH AT STATE GEOGRAPHY BEE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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