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What are the boundaries of the Indian Ocean?
The Indian Ocean is bounded by Iran, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh to the north; the Malay Peninsula, the Sunda Islands of Indonesia, and Australia to the east; the Southern Ocean to the south; and Africa and the Arabian Peninsula to the west.
What ocean borders the western coast of India?
The Country is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Where is the Western Indian Ocean?
The Western Indian Ocean spans the offshore waters from Somalia to South Africa, and extends beyond Madagascar to include many Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Where are the boundaries of the oceans?
The boundaries between the oceans are set by the International Hydrographic Organization which has determined that the Southern Ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica to 60° S latitude.
How are ocean boundaries determined?
Limits. The limits of maritime boundaries are expressed in polylines and in polygon layers of sovereignty and control, calculated from the declaration of a baseline. The conditions under which a state may establish such baseline are described in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
What ocean surrounds Antarctica?
The Southern Ocean
Antarctic Polar Front The Southern Ocean encircles Antarctica, and its area is usually defined as extending from the edge of the continent (and its ice shelves) to the position of the ‘polar front’ separating it from the surrounding Pacific, Indian and South Atlantic Oceans.
What are the three divisions of Western Coast?
The region consists of three sections: the Northern part of the coast is called the Konkan (Mumbai to Goa), the central stretch is called the Kanara or the “Karavali”, while the southern stretch is referred to as the Malabar Coast.
What two oceans separate the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern?
The rifting caused the landmasses of the Western and Eastern hemispheres to separate, opening up the Atlantic Ocean basin. As can be seen on a map of the world, the continental coastlines of North America and Europe and of South America and Africa almost match.
What three continents does the Indian Ocean separate?
The Indian Ocean touches Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. It also connects and links the Continents called the Old World, in contrast to the New World, which is touched by the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Seas.
What are the boundaries of the open ocean?
The open oceans or pelagic ecosystems are the areas away from the coastal boundaries and above the seabed. It encompasses the entire water column and lies beyond the edge of the continental shelf. It extends from the tropics to the polar regions and from the sea surface to the abyssal depths.