Question

When was the name of ocean that is eastern ocean change to indian ocean?

Answer 1

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (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 India.

Answer 2

hi mate,

Indian Ocean

the third largest ocean in the world

to be named after India because India has the largest coastline boundary in the Indian ocean.

Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean and covers 20% of the earth water surface.

Named after India, the Indian Ocean is known as Ratnakara, “the mine of gems”, in ancient Sanskrit literature and as Hind Mahāsāgar, “the great Indian sea”, in Hindi.

It was earlier known as the Eastern Ocean, a term was that was still in use during the mid-18th century (see map), as opposed to the Western Ocean (Atlantic) before the Pacific was surmised. Conversely, Chinese explorers in the Indian Ocean, during the 15th century, called it the Western Oceans.

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