Indian Ocean - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 about one-fifth of the world ocean area. It is the smallest, youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian). It stretches for more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) between the southern tips of Africa and Australia.
Indische Oceaan - Wikipedia
WEBDe Indische Oceaan is een oceaan tussen het oosten van Afrika, het zuidoosten en het zuiden van Azië, de archipel van Indonesië en Australië. Aan de zuidzijde gaat de oceaan over in de Zuidelijke Oceaan. De Indische Oceaan is qua grootte de derde oceaan ter wereld en dankt zijn naam aan het Indisch Schiereiland, dat geheel is omsloten door ...
Indian Ocean - WorldAtlas
WEBMar 28, 2021 · L ocation And Geography. World map showing the location of the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean covers about 70.56 million square miles or 19.8% of the Earth’s total water surface. It has a maximum length of 10,000 kilometers, between Antarctica and the Bay of Bengal, and is 7,600 kilometers wide between Australia and Africa’s southern …
Indian Ocean - World Factbook Glyph
WEBThe 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 (Indonesia-Malaysia).
Indian Ocean - 2022 World Factbook Archive
WEBDec 27, 2022 · Western Indian Ocean region (Region 51) is the world’s sixth largest producing region with more than 6.8% or 5,463,286 mt of the global catch in 2019; this region encompasses the waters north of 40º South latitude and west of 80º East longitude including the western Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea as well as …
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. With an area of approximately 27,243,000 sq mi (70,560,000 sq km), it covers about one-seventh of Earth’s surface and is the smallest of the world’s three major oceans ( compare Atlantic Ocean ; Pacific Ocean ).
Indian Ocean - The World Factbook
WEBDec 14, 2021 · The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oilfields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia. Its fish are of great and growing importance to the bordering countries for domestic ...
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. It is bounded on the north by Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, after which it is named); on the west by Africa; on the east by the Malay Peninsula, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean …
Indian Ocean: map data climate info. A complete 2022 guide
WEBJun 7, 2022 · The Indian Ocean basin’s average depth is 3,741 metres (12,274 feet). Most of the basins of the Indian Ocean basin are about 5000 m (16404 ft) deep, with some reaching a depth of 6000 m (19685 ft), such as the Wharton Basin. Other parts, of course, have a lower depth, such as the Arabian Sea with its 3000 m (9842 ft), and the Bay of …
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