- No large amount of deep water is formed in the Indian ocean by sinking of surface water, but waters of the deep basins usually come from the south of Africa.
- The Indian Ocean is a relatively large ocean with an area of 26,469,900 square miles (68,566,000 sq km).
- The Indian Ocean covers 1/5th of the earth's surface, connecting 18 Asian countries, 16 African countries, and 57 island groups.
- i. PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world, covering some 75,000,000 sq. km.
- The Indian Ocean has the third most coastline out of the five major oceans. The range of temperature for the Indian Ocean is between 66 and 82 °F.
- 9: Extensive oil deposits in the Indian Ocean: 10: Pirate activity: 11: Indian Ocean garbage patch: 12: Highest point of the Indian Ocean is the sea level
- Here are our Top Ten Indian Ocean Facts for Kids with lots of useful info for school projects, general knowledge and for your travels, of course!
- Long-term ocean temperature records show a rapid, continuous warming in the Indian Ocean, at about 0.7–1.2 °C (1.3–2.2 °F) during 1901–2012.
- The Indian Ocean took on its present shape around 36 million years ago. Now, it has a seismically active mountain range with loads of physical ridges.
- UKMTO operates a Voluntary Reporting Scheme (VRS) for the Indian Ocean, specifically Red Sea, Gulf Of Aden, and Arabian Sea, (In accordance with the...