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4 days ago · The Indian Ocean is bounded by Iran, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh to the north; the Malay Peninsula, the Sunda Islands, and Australia to the east; the Southern Ocean to the south; and Africa and the Arabian Peninsula to the west. In the southwest it joins the Atlantic Ocean, and to the east and southeast it mingles with the Pacific Ocean.
- Trade and Transportation
Indian Ocean - Trade, Transportation, Routes: The economic...
- Upwelling
Indian Ocean - Upwelling, Climate, Marine Life: Upwelling is...
- Economic Aspects
Indian Ocean - Trade, Fisheries, Shipping: By far the most...
- Bottom Deposits
Indian Ocean - Sediments, Abyssal Plains, Marine Life: The...
- Sunda Strait
Sunda Strait, channel, 16–70 miles (26–110 km) wide, between...
- Aden
Gulf of Aden, deepwater basin that forms a natural sea link...
- Timor Sea
Timor Sea, arm of the Indian Ocean, lying southeast of the...
- Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea, northwestern part of the Indian Ocean, covering...
- Trade and Transportation
6 days ago · Background. 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 ...
May 4, 2024 · The Arabian Sea belongs to India. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean and covers a total area of about 1,491,000 square miles. It forms part of the principal sea route between Europe and India. Where is India’s largest seas? The largest sea near India is the Bay of Bengal.
- Joyce Albright
1 day ago · In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago.
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2 days ago · Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Coast of Cinque Island, Andamam Islands, Bay of Bengal. Bay of Bengal, large but relatively shallow embayment of the northeastern Indian Ocean, occupying an area of about 839,000 square miles (2,173,000 square km). It lies roughly between latitudes 5° and 22° N and longitudes 80° and 90° E.
May 7, 2024 · Any discussion of India’s naval capabilities within the context of the Sino-Indian rivalry has to focus on the Indian Ocean. India views this as its sphere of influence and seeks to have a dominant role there. This led Beijing to issue a statement saying that “the Indian Ocean is not India’s ocean.”
