What is Indian Ocean?
{{Five Oceans|Indianocean|PNG}} The '''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. The [[Bay of Bengal]], the [[Arabian Sea]], the [[Persian Gulf]] and the [[Red Sea]] are all parts of this ocean. The deepest point in the Indian Ocean is in the [[Java Trench]] near the [[Sunda Islands]] in the east, {{convert|7,500|m}} deep. The average depth is {{convert|3,890|m}}. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean, {{convert|73,400,000|sqkm}} in size. The majority is in the [[southern hemisphere]]. == Other websites == {{commons category|Indian Ocean}} * [http://www.alphavilla.co.uk/mauritius_map_indian_ocean.html Maps of the indian Ocean] * [http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Oc%C3%A9an_Indien Océan Indien in easy French] * [http://dapper.pmel.noaa.gov/dchart/index.html?map=-11.25,73.125&z=2 NOAA In-situ Ocean Data Viewer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224071631/http://dapper.pmel.noaa.gov/dchart/index.html?map=-11.25,73.125&z=2 |date=2011-12-24 }} Plot and download ocean observations * [http://www.indianoceanhistory.org The Indian Ocean in World History: Educational Website] Interactive resource from the [[Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center]] * [http://www.rttp-io.org/en/ The Regional Tuna Tagging Project-Indian Ocean with details of the importance of Tuna in the Indian Ocean..] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911230741/http://www.rttp-io.org/en/ |date=2017-09-11 }} * [http://www.alphavilla.co.uk/mauritius_map_indian_ocean.html Detailed maps of the Indian Ocean] * [http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/materials/handouts/indian.html The Indian Ocean Trade: A Classroom Simulation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925023358/http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/materials/handouts/indian.html |date=2011-09-25 }} * [https://www.cia.go