Indian Ocean - Wikipedia
WEBIndian Ocean. Coordinates: 20°S 80°E. The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km 2 (27,240,000 sq mi) or approx. 20% of the water on Earth's surface. [4] . It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east.
Indian Ocean | History, Map, Depth, Islands, & Facts | Britannica
WEB6 days ago · Indian Ocean, body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the world. It is the smallest, geologically youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian).
Indian Ocean - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Indian Ocean is the ocean surrounded by Asia to the north, Australia and the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Southern Ocean to the south, and Africa and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It is named for the river Indus and Ancient India on its north shore.
Indian Ocean - WorldAtlas
WEB28 Mar 2021 · The Indian Ocean is a large saline water body covering about 20% of the world’s ocean total area. The ocean is the youngest geologically and the smallest of the three major oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans), but larger than the Arctic and Southern Oceans.
Indian Ocean - World Factbook Glyph
WEB1 May 2024 · The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five ocean basins (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four critically important access waterways are the Suez Canal (Egypt), Bab el Mandeb (Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca …
Indian Ocean - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20 percent of the Earth 's water surface.
Indian Ocean summary | Britannica
WEBIndian Ocean, Body of salt water stretching between Africa in the west, Australia in the east, Asia in the north, and 60° S latitude in the south.
Indian Ocean | Encyclopedia.com
WEB14 May 2018 · Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area.
Indian Ocean - The World Factbook
WEB14 Dec 2021 · Indian Ocean. Page last updated: December 14, 2021. Photos of Indian Ocean. View 7 Photos. Map of the Indian Ocean. View Larger. Introduction. Background. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean).
Introduction: The Geography of the Indian Ocean and Its Navigation
WEBThe Indian Ocean covers approximately 75 million square kilometers. It is bordered to the west by the African coast and Arabia, to the east by the Thai–Malay peninsula, the Indonesian coasts, and – further south – western Australia.
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