Indian Ocean
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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
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 the Indian subcontinent spread over the Bay of Bengal and beyond.
Madagascar's elephant bird, Mauritius's dodo bird and ostrich (from left to right)
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The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth. The ocean is conventionally divided into large bodies of water, which are also referred to as oceans, and are themselves m
Indian Ocean
…The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north…
Pacific Ocean, largest part of Earth and its ocean, seen from space in 2023
Lighthouse at the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey, U.S., facing the Atlantic Ocean at sunrise
The ocean is a major driver of Earth's water cycle.
High tide and low tide in the Bay of Fundy, Canada