INDIAN OCEAN Definition & Meaning

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Indian Ocean

[in-dee-uhn oh-shuhn]

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an ocean south of Asia, east of Africa, and west of Australia, with its deepest section in the Java Trench. 27,243,268 square miles (70,560,000 square kilometers).

Indian Ocean

noun

an ocean bordered by Africa in the west, Asia in the north, and Australia in the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean in the south. Average depth: 3900 m (13 000 ft). Greatest depth (off the Sunda Islands): 7450 m (24 442 ft). In December 2004 a major undersea earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami which affected large areas of the ocean as far away as east Africa, and killed an estimated 226 435 people. Area: about 73 556 000 sq km (28 400 000 sq miles)

Indian Ocean

Third-largest ocean (after the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean), extending from southern Asia to Antarctica and from eastern Africa to southeastern Australia.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Indian Ocean¹

First recorded in 1580–90

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The deal, signed last month, returned sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius, but the UK retained the right to run a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands.

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Indeed, the government's critics go further and say the decision to give up a key strategic foothold in the Indian Ocean is a dangerous weakening of UK security.

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"The defendant is to maintain the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom over the British Indian Ocean Territory until further order."

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Take the handover of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean - the signing ceremony for which is happening today.

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Also included on Trump's list was the British Indian Ocean territory, which is solely occupied by military personnel and requires a permit to visit.

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