<P> The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world 's oceanic divisions , covering 70,560,000 km ( 27,240,000 sq mi ) ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth 's surface ) . It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the Indian subcontinent . The Indian Ocean is known as Ratnākara ( Sanskrit : रत्नाकर ) , `` the mine of gems '' in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as Hind Mahāsāgar ( Hindi : हिन्द महासागर ) , in Hindi . </P>
<P> The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world 's oceanic divisions , covering 70,560,000 km ( 27,240,000 sq mi ) ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth 's surface ) . It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the Indian subcontinent . The Indian Ocean is known as Ratnākara ( Sanskrit : रत्नाकर ) , `` the mine of gems '' in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as Hind Mahāsāgar ( Hindi : हिन्द महासागर ) , in Hindi . </P>
where is indian ocean located on the world map
where is indian ocean located on the world map
It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica
It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica