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Indian Ocean Related Websites
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Indian
Ocean Sites
- CIA
Indian Ocean Facts
- Perry-Castañeda
Library Map Collection Indian Ocean Maps
- World
Atlas Indian Ocean Page
- UCLA
conference on Cultural Exchange and Transformation in the Indian
Ocean World
- Indian
Ocean Center, Curtin University
- Oceans
Connect, Duke University
http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/regoc/figlist.html
Figures
from Tomczak & Godfrey's "Regional Oceanography: An
Introduction". Chapter 11 & 12 include the following
figures of interest: Topography of the Indian Ocean; The monsoon
of the Indian Ocean, schematic; Indian Ocean currents; The East
Madagascar Current; Antarctic Bottom Water in the Indian Ocean;
and Water masses in the thermocline of the IndianOcean.
http://www.apri.ac.nz/maritime.html
The APRI site on Maritime security in the Indian Ocean.
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/indien/
A general reference page on the Indian Ocean region, with useful
bibliographic links. (French)
http://ioc.unesco.org/odinafrica/
ODINAFRICA is a project involving 20 African countries working
together towards establishing a network of ocean data and information
centres providing services and products for decision makers,
researchers, students, the private sector and the general public.
(English)
http://www.bibliotheque.refer.org/litoi/
An online version of "Literature of the Indian Ocean",
by Jean-Louis Joubert. (French)
http://indianocean.free.fr/
The Indian Ocean Climatology & Oceanography (IOCO)Gateway:
includes both detailed climatology
information and links to sites tracking conditions in the surrounding
areas. (English)
http://www.indianoceanbooks.com/
Indian Ocean Books, Maps, and Prints: specializes in used and
antiquarian materials from and about Indian Ocean islands and
the countries of the Indian Ocean Rim. (English)
http://www.ziff.or.tz/
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) features the
work of contemporary artists from the
African continent, the Indian Ocean region, and their global
Diaspora. (English)
Country Specific sites from Columbia University's African
Studies Department which include a number of useful links. (English
and French):
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Comoros.html
Coromos
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Madagascar.html
Madagascar
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Mauritius.html
Mauritius
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Reunion.html
Reunion
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Seychelles.html
Seychelles
Country Guides from the Library of Congress Federal
Research Division (English):
http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/kmtoc.html
Coromos
http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/sctoc.html
Seychelles
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mvtoc.html
Maldives
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mutoc.html
Mauritius
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mgtoc.html
Madagascar
http://www.nio.org/ The National
Institute of Oceanography (India) site. (English)
http://www-ocean.tamu.edu/WOCE95/Future/indian.html
A website about the WOCE Indian Ocean project. (English)
http://www.sidsnet.org/
Small Islands Developing States Network website.
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/souasia/souaior.htmA
security issues bibliography for the Indian Ocean
region.
http://www.maldivesculture.com/main.htmlEnglish
translations from Maldivian language newspapers and publications
and other interesting materials.
In
preparation for the July 23rd session please visit the following
websites:
1. http://www.algonet.se/~jhauser/swahili
Author database: books about Swahili culture, language
and ethnicity compiled by Jens Hauser, 1998.
2. http://www.allaboutzanzibar.com/indepth/culture/id-03-00.htm
Swahili culture with a link to festivals (Zanzibar new
Year and Bull fighting)
3. http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/profiles/profs04.htm
Swahili profile from the UCLA language materials project
4. http://www.swahilionline.com/culture/culture.htm
Swahili origins by James De Vere with examples of Swahili
cuisine, arts and craft, dance and music
5. http://www.glcom.com/hassan/kanga.html
& http://www.glcom.com/hassan/kanga_history.html
Kanga writings by Hassan Ali & Kanga history by Odemari
S. Mbuya
South Asia Sites
African
Studies Sites
Middle
East Studies Sites
Penn
Library Resources
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