A major earthquake has rattled Tonga, an archipelago nation in the South Pacific Ocean that comprises some 170 islands. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the 7.0 magnitude quake struck roughly ...

The presence of iguanas in Fiji has puzzled scientists for years. Unlike other Pacific islands, Fiji is home to two unique ...

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Millions of years ago, a group of adventurous iguanas, probably from Mexico, crossed the Pacific Ocean to Fiji on giant rafts ...

Modi was earlier learnt to have acquired citizenship of Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean that is known for its Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) programme. Vanuatu is an island nation ...

1. Where is Vanuatu? Vanuatu is an archipelago of about 80 islands located in the South Pacific Ocean, between Fiji and Australia. It spans over 1,300 km but has a total land area of just 12,189 ...

Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands in the South Pacific, is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with unique and often ...

Fiji’s iguanas embarked on one of the most astonishing ocean journeys in history, rafting nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

An Australian warship on Monday rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from ... break in the Cook Islands.

But new research suggests that millions of years ago, iguanas pulled off the 5,000 mile (8,000 kilometer) odyssey on a raft of floating vegetation — masses of uprooted trees and small plants. That ...

Searchers faced challenging conditions in the vast Pacific, Muir said. A “little bit higher sea state with larger swells” hindered visibility. The Navy, Coast Guard and Marshall Islands crews ...