Question

why indian ocean is named after india.pls give answer in more than 100words

Answer 1

India holds a very relevant and central position on the earth it has access to almost all resources. India has the longest coastline in the world and except indea no other country has such a long coastline. Sea routes through Indian ocean helps indea in transporting many goods manufactured in the country .It even connects countries of Europe with the countries of east Asia

Answer 2

Explanation:

Answer : For a number of reasons. It is the third largest ocean in the world. The first two are the Pacific and the Atlantic. The Pacific is named just as a crater on the moon is named, “The Sea of Tranquility”. Both, “Pacific” and “Tranquil” mean peaceful and calm. The Pacific was supposed to be the gateway to the New World, i.e. the American islands or should I say continents; away from the din and bustle of Asia and Europe. Hence, “Pacific” is “Prashant” in Hindi, which means “tranquil”. It is the largest water body surrounding the Americas; both North and South. The Atlantic is named after the mythical underwater city, “Atlantis”. This ocean separates Europe and America. Since, this ocean was named by the Europeans and acted as a portal between Europe and the Americas, the European influence on it was strong. So, the European scholars named it the Atlantic. It may also have been influenced by the myth of Atlanta. Now, the Indian Ocean has the biggest and the closest extant piece of landmass to it in the form of the Indian subcontinent. The Indian subcontinent is carved by the Himalayas and the Hindukush in the north, by the Bay of Bengal in the east and by the Arabian sea in the west. To its south, there is just a vast stretch of the sea, which sees into it the culmination of the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal; apart from the Laccadives, the Andaman and Nicobar islands and Sri Lanka and Maldives. By the international maritime rules, every country has an exclusive authority over 12 miles of the saline water bodies, which there may be, along its coastlines. India has one of the longest coastlines in the world, with a jutting downward triangular landmass. It is also the seventh largest country in the world, in terms of landmass. All these factors contributed to the naming of this particular ocean. Then, there was the influence of the early European sailors and navigators. When Columbus, reached the Caribbean islands, near the American continents, he thought that he had reached “Western India”, so, he named the island, which he landed on, “West Indies”. This was obviously a mistake. The notion of the Indian Ocean and the Indian Ocean territory was further solidified by the British, French, Portuguese, Dutch and Danish sailors. Just as the ocean surrounding the Arctic is the Artic Ocean and the ocean surrounding Antarctica is the Antarctic Ocean, the ocean surrounding the Indian subcontinent is the Indian Ocean. India, was also a trading hub, even more than 3,000 years ago. The trade routes to and from India connected Oman, Persia, Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, Greece and then Rome, which says a lot about this particular area. The primary Indian exports were spices, peacocks and ivory.