Indian Ocean

Summary

Indian Ocean is an ocean^[1]. It draws 3,182 Wikipedia views per month (ocean category, ranking #3 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Indian Ocean's image is recorded as Indian Ocean-CIA WFB Map.png^[3].
• Indian Ocean's instance of is recorded as ocean^[4].
• Indian Ocean's instance of is recorded as sea^[5].
• Indian Ocean's instance of is recorded as region^[6].
• Indian Ocean's shares border with is recorded as Kismayo^[7].
• Indian Ocean's shares border with is recorded as Southern Africa^[8].
• Indian Ocean's shares border with is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[9].
• Indian Ocean's shares border with is recorded as Pacific Ocean^[10].
• Indian Ocean's shares border with is recorded as Southern Ocean^[11].
• India is named after Indian Ocean^[12].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Zambezi River^[13].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Kaingan River^[14].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Lukuledi River^[15].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as George River^[16].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Mwachema River^[17].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Grande Ravine Glissante^[18].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Arve^[19].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Mdloti River^[20].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Malattar River^[21].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Walawe River^[22].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Kaaimans River^[23].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Turner River^[24].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Spero River^[25].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Sherlock River^[26].
• Indian Ocean's inflows is recorded as Robinson River^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Indian Ocean include Indian Pacific^[28], a named passenger train service^[29], in Australia^[30], founded in 1970^[31] and Stolephorus indicus^[32], a taxon^[33].

Why It Matters

Indian Ocean draws 3,182 Wikipedia views per month (ocean category, ranking #3 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Indian Pacific^[28], a named passenger train service^[29], in Australia^[30], founded in 1970^[31] and Stolephorus indicus^[32], a taxon^[33].