im guessing they probably knew that Indians were the first to discover that ocean when the Indians traveling so they named it the (INDIAN) ocean
no, the pacific is. The Indian Ocean is not the biggest ocean in the world. It is the third largest. First being the Pacific Ocean and second the Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Ocean comprises about 20% of the water on the earths surface. The Pacific comprises of about 46% and the Atlantic 29%.
it was thought up when your mom fell in the ocean
Indian ocean
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The first European to reach the Indian ocean was Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama
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The first Europeans to sail across the Indian Ocean were Portuguese led by Vasco da Gama. They were looking for an ocean route to the East, so as to cut out the middlemen in their trade with India and China.
Sri Lanka and India, African Countries include South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia and Madagascar. Indonesia, and Australia also touch the Indian ocean, and it could be argued that in the Middle East regions Yemen, Oman, Iran and Pakistan touch the Indian Ocean however they first go through the Arabian Sea, others because they are indirectly touched with the Indian Ocean like Bangladesh is first touched with bay of Bengal then to the Indian Ocean
Only the Persian Gulf, which is not an ocean. Only if you sail out thousands of miles, the Gulf will first change into the Persian Sea and much further out, into the Indian ocean. But the Indian Ocean does not 'border' Mesopotamia.
Only the Persian Gulf, which is not an ocean. Only if you sail out thousands of miles, the Gulf will first change into the Persian Sea and much further out, into the Indian Ocean. But the Indian Ocean does not 'border' Mesopotamia.