Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

A body of water extending from southern Asia to Antarctica and from eastern Africa to southeast Australia.

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Indian Ocean

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(Placename) 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.). Area: about 73 556 000 sq. km (28 400 000 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun

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Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south Ceylon - an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India Comoro Islands, Iles Comores - three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar Madagascar - an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world Maldive Islands, Maldives - a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean Mauritius - an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean Seychelles islands, Seychelles - a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar Antarctic Ocean - the southern waters surrounding Antarctica Arabian Sea - a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia Bay of Bengal - an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India Gulf of Aden - arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea Mozambique Channel - an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa Red Sea - a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal Timor Sea - an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia

Translations

Indian Ocean n
the Indian Ocean → l'océan m Indien
Indian restaurant n → restaurant m indien
Indian summer n (= warm weather) → été m indien
Indian wrestling n (US) → bras m de fer
India paper n → papier m bible
India rubber n → gomme f

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Indian Ocean n the Indian Ocean → l'Oceano Indiano

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Indian Ocean n the Indian Ocean → l'Oceano Indiano

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