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Indian Ocean Islands MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Indian Ocean Islands
Tree Number(s)
Z01.639.520
Unique ID
D007195
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007195
Annotation
in addition to indentions here, includes Maldives, Pemba & Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Scope Note
Numerous islands in the Indian Ocean situated east of Madagascar, north to the Arabian Sea and east to Sri Lanka. Included are COMOROS (republic), MADAGASCAR (republic), Maldives (republic), MAURITIUS (parliamentary democracy), Pemba (administered by Tanzania), REUNION (a department of France), and SEYCHELLES (republic).
Entry Term(s)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Pemba
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2022/07/08
Indian Ocean Islands Preferred
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Narrower
Pemba Narrower
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