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Indian Ocean garbage patch

The Indian Ocean garbage patch is a gyre of marine litter suspended in the upper water column of the central Indian Ocean, specifically the Indian Ocean Gyre.
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Indian Ocean garbage patch

Summary

Indian Ocean garbage patch is a marine garbage patch[1]. It draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (marine_garbage_patch category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian Ocean garbage patch is on the body of water Indian Ocean[3].
  • Indian Ocean garbage patch's instance of is recorded as marine garbage patch[4].
  • Indian Ocean garbage patch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dgpm29[5].
  • Indian Ocean garbage patch's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Indian Ocean Gyre[6].

Why It Matters

Indian Ocean garbage patch draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (marine_garbage_patch category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Indian Ocean garbage patch. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/indian-ocean-garbage-patch
MLA “Indian Ocean garbage patch.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/indian-ocean-garbage-patch.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_indian-ocean-garbage-patch_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Indian Ocean garbage patch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/indian-ocean-garbage-patch}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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