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The Indian ocean, specifically the arm between Africa and India, was given this name, but it was also applied to either of the two arms of the ocean: the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The name of the Red Sea country of Eritrea in Africa references this name, a term for a reddish color in the waters.

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