Justify the naming of Indian Ocean after India
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The Indian Ocean is called so because it surrounds Indian sub continent. Probably in the ancient times, Sea vessels coming India for trade sailed through those waters to visit India and that is why they named it Indian Ocean
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The Indian ocean is named after India because:
India holds a central location which is at the head of the Indian Ocean.
India in ancient times was an important location in the Indian Ocean which connected Europe with countries of Southeast Asia.
India also has the longest coastline in the region which no other country has in the Indian ocean
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