X-Ray Mag #48

Features in this issue
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A primer on Island Biogeography
ImagesPeter Symes— And the common feaures of decommissioned oil rigs, windfarms, wrecks and artificial reefs
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Komodo - Indonesia’s Dragon Isle
ImagesAbigail Smigel MullensKomodo Island kept bobbing in and out of my field of vision as we continued to circle in water that was churning. I could almost see the Pacific colliding with the Indian Ocean. Ali, one of the many talented dive guides from the luxury liveaboard Arenui, popped up from the depths and shouted, “The current is going off!”
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Orcas of Valdes
ImagesFrank WirthThe Valdes peninsula in Patagonia, has become renowned for the Orcas and the spectacular hunting technique they use to catch sea lion and seal pups off the beach, something so called an ‘intentional stranding’ by researchers.
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Red Sea Safari: Journey from Cairo to El Quseir
ImagesBarb RoyIn spite of Egypt’s current turmoil, I feel this exceptional country is still a place of interest and worth while including in anyone’s holiday itinerary. I recall enjoying the opportunity to tour many of the countries monuments, museums and being able to touch one of the huge pyramids that have surpassed the adversity of historical challenges.
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The Oceanic Archipelago of Madeira
ImagesNuno SáThe oceanic archipelago of Madeira lies approximately 1,000km southwest of Lisbon, right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Located between latitude 30° and 33°N, quite close to the Strait of Gibraltar almost the same as Casablanca (Morocco).
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