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Why is Indian Ocean so named ?Which are the continents surrounding it in the west, east,and north​

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Answered by santo98
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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.

Answered by radha4485
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It is named as Indian ocean because it is situated in bottom of the India and not in any other continents

It is surrounded by by Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antractica

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