The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Afri
The ocean-floor of the Indian Ocean is divided by spreading ridges and crisscrossed by aseismic structures
A composite satellite image centred on the Indian Ocean
During summer, warm continental masses draw moist air from the Indian Ocean, producing heavy rainfall. The process is reversed during winter, resulting in dry conditions.
Air pollution in South Asia spread over the Bay of Bengal and beyond.
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony co
Biodiversity in a coral reef
Fringing reef at Eilat at the southern tip of Israel