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The Indian Ocean

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The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceans, bounded by Africa to the west, Asia to the north, Australia to the east and the Southern Ocean to the south. It is the only ocean named for a single country rather than a continent or a direction, and its seasonal reversal of surface winds and currents drives the South and Southeast Asian monsoon, the single most consequential monsoon system in the world for the food and water security of the billions who live around its rim.

Facts
Area (sq km)
70,560,000 1
Maximum Depth (m)
7290 1
Java Trench (Sunda Trench), the ocean's deepest known point.
Length (km)
9600 2
Greatest north-south extent, Antarctica to the Bay of Bengal.
Latitude
20 degrees south 2
Longitude
80 degrees east 2
Connections

Associated With

Africa, Continents
Source Africa (Wikipedia)
Asia, Continents
Source Asia (Wikipedia)
Australia, Continents

This source names both oceans directly: Australia lies between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Source Geography of Australia (Wikipedia)
Seychelles, Countries
Source Seychelles (Wikipedia)
Source Horn of Africa (Wikipedia)

Borders

Maldives, Countries
Source Maldives (Wikipedia)

Demonstrates

Receives

Source Limpopo River (Wikipedia)
Source Rufiji River (Wikipedia)
Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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Source Acanthurus leucosternon (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
This species is found in the Indian Ocean.

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Source Clownfish (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2
Quote, Article text
saltwater fish found in the warm and tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific

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Source Christmas Island red crab, WikipediaDistribution: Indian Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Indian Ocean
The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) is a species of land crab that is endemic to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean.

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Source Amphioctopus marginatus (Wikipedia)Distribution: Indian Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Indian Ocean
Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus and veined octopus, is a medium-sized cephalopod found in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

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Source Wikipedia: Fire coralDistribution: Indian Oceantier 2
Quote, Distribution: Indian Ocean
Fire corals are found on reefs in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

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Source Animal Diversity Web: HydrozoaGeographic Range: "Hydrozoans are found in all the oceans, at all l"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Hydrozoans are found in all the oceans, at all l"
Hydrozoans are found in all the oceans, at all latitudes.

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Source Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The species ranges throughout most of the Indian Ocean, as well as the tropical and subtropical Pacific from Indonesia north to the Taiwan Strait.

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Source Wikipedia: LionfishArticle texttier 2
Quote, Article text
native to coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific

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Source Naso elegans (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
This species is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

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Source Wikipedia: NautilusArticle text (sections)tier 2
Quote, Article text (sections)
Nautiluses are found only in the Indo-Pacific

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Source Wikipedia: NautilusArticle text (sections)tier 2
Quote, Article text (sections)
Nautiluses are found only in the Indo-Pacific

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Source Wikipedia: PhelsumaArticle text (sections)
Quote, Article text (sections)
Day geckos inhabit the islands of the south-west part of the Indian Ocean.

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Source Psednos microps (Wikipedia)Distribution: Indian Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Indian Ocean
Psednos microps, the smalleye dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the western Indian Ocean.

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Source Psednos nataliae (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Psednos nataliae is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.

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Source Sei whale (Wikipedia)Range and migration, Indian
Quote, Range and migration, Indian
Sei whales have been recorded from northern Indian Ocean as well

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Source Animal Diversity Web: SireniaGeographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"
Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa, along the shores of the Indian Ocean, and on the northern coast of Australia.

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Source Subantarctic fur seal (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.
Sources
1. The World Factbook
Central Intelligence Agency
  • Area (sq km): 70,560,000
  • Maximum Depth (m): 7290
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2. Indian Ocean (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Max. length field
    9,600 km (6,000 mi) (Antarctica to Bay of Bengal)
  • Infobox, Coordinates field
    20S 80E
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Wikidata: The Indian Ocean
Wikidata Q1239, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Africa, Geography section, bordering waters
Quote, Associated With: Africa, Geography section, bordering waters
The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Arabian plate and the Gulf of Aqaba to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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Asia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Asia, Opening section, bordering oceans
Quote, Associated With: Asia, Opening section, bordering oceans
It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.
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Geography of Australia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Australia, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Australia, Lead section
Located in the Southern Hemisphere between the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia's jurisdiction spreads across thousands of kilometres beyond the main landmass
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Maldives (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBorders: Maldives, Lead sentence
Quote, Borders: Maldives, Lead sentence
is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean
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Horn of Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead section
extending hundreds of kilometers into the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Indian Ocean
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Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationReceives: Zambezi River, Infobox: mouth
Quote, Receives: Zambezi River, Infobox: mouth
Indian Ocean
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Limpopo River (Wikipedia)
Receives: Limpopo River, Infobox: mouth
Quote, Receives: Limpopo River, Infobox: mouth
Indian Ocean
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Rufiji River (Wikipedia)
Receives: Rufiji River, Infobox: mouth
Quote, Receives: Rufiji River, Infobox: mouth
Indian Ocean
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