The+Indian+Ocean

=The Indian Ocean =

//**By Suraj**//
= **The Indian Ocean is the 3rd largest ocean in the world and covers 20% of water on earth. The boders of the indian ocan are: The arabian penninsula and Africa on the west, Malay penninsula and Australia on the East, Antartica on the south and finally southern Asia is north. The Indian Ocean has a great importance as a transit route between Asia and Africa.** =

=﻿ The Indian, African and The Antartican plates converge at the indian ocean. The indian ocean's continental shelves are narrow except for the australian west coast. Palagic segments covers about 86% of the ocean basin. =

= ﻿The climate monsoon wind the system. The monsoon wind system brings rain to the indian subcontinent during May-October. =

=﻿ The warmth of the Indian Ocean keeps phytoplankton production low, except along the northern fringes and in a few scattered spots. Life in the Indian ocean is limited for this reason. The ocean's main function has been for trading silk, rugs and othe goods from Europe to Asia. Valuable minerals also surround the ocean bed near the Persian Gulf. =

= ﻿The history of indian ocean is a long one, let me sumarize it for you. = = Long ago, people from somalia were brought to Europe as slaves. The sefaring sailors used the indian ocean as trade route. Other cuntries started to gain the ownership of the indian ocean. At this time the britain was the strongest country in the world. British easily got the indian ocean under it's control. At the end of world war 2. British withdrew from the area and the country/subcontinent india claimed the indian ocean as it's surroundings. = = = =**Location:** body of water between Africa, the Southern Asia, Asia, and Asia= =**Geographic coordinates:** 20 00 S, 80 00 E= = = =Area-= = =
 * =//total:// 68.556 million sq km=
 * Area - comparative:** about 5.5 times the size of the US
 * Coastline:** 66,526 km

Lowest point Java Trench- -7258 m Highest point sea level- 0 m

Natural resources: oil, gas fields, shrimp and fish and sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules.

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