Mention the Climatic and Economic importance of India being located in the north of the Indian Ocean.
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The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oil fields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia.
The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance because -
→ It has given India a strategic advantage due to the Trans Indian ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia.
→ This helps India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the Western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the Eastern coast.
→ The vast coastline and the natural harbors have benefited India in carrying out trade and commerce with its neighboring and distant countries.
→ It has given India a distinct climate than the rest of the Asian Continent