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Indian Ocean a beautiful Ocean

 Indian Ocean Facts


The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km² or 19.8% of the water on Earth's surface.




 1. Location: Where is the Indian Ocean?

The Indian Ocean is located between Africa and Austral-Asia and the Southern Ocean.


2. Name: Why 'Indian' ocean? 


The name originates from the location around the Indian penisula. The Indian Ocean is actually the youngest of the major oceans.

3. Size: How big is the Indian Ocean? 


The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean and covers 20% of the Earth’s surface, after the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. In size the Indian Ocean is comparable with roughly 5.5 times the size of the USA.

4. Width: The greatest width of the ocean is between western Australia and eastern coast of Africa: 1,000km or 620miles.


5. Depth: How deep is the Indian Ocean? 


The lowest point is in the Java Trench which is about 7,258 metres (23,812ft.) deep. The average depth is about 3,890 metres (12,762 ft.).



6. Temperature: How warm are the waters of the Indian Ocean?


The temperatures of the Indian Ocean depend on the location and on the ocean's currents. The nearer to the Equator the warm the water tends to be. The temperature of 28 degrees Celsius/82 degrees Fahrenheit or higher is reached in coastal regions near the equator. 


Did you know? 

The Northern Indian Ocean also is the most important transport route for oil as it connects the oil-rich countries of the Middle East Each with Asia. 

Every day tankers are carrying a cargo of 17 million barrels of crude oil from the Persian Gulf on its waters. 40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean, mainly from oilfields of Indonesia and the Persian Gulf



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