Question

Why the central location of India at the head of Indian ocean is consider of great significance ?

Answer 1

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✨The Central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance because-

⚫India is quite a centrally situated country in relation to west asia , africa and europe on the Western side and Southeast Asia and Australia on the eastern side.

⚫India is situated in Asia which is the most populous continent of the world not only this she is situated in the middle of this largest continent as much she has vast and open market very near to it on both the sides.

⚫India stands at the head of the Indian ocean and gas sea on her three sides. Thus very fact or India's strategic location on the head of the Indian Ocean has helped her to have direct trade relations to sea with all the countries of the world in the ancient and mediaeval Times.

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Answer 2

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The Central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean Indian ocean is considered of great significance. why?

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The Indian landmass has central location between the East and the West Asia.

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1. India is a southward extension of the Asian Continent.

2. The Trans Indian Ocean routes which connects the countries of Europe in the west and the countries of East Asia privide a strategic central location to India.

3. Note that the Deccan Penninsula protrudes into the India Ocean thus helping India to establish close contact with west Asia.

4. Africa and Europe from the western ciast and with Southeast and east Asia from the eastern coast.

5. No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed it is India's eminent position in the Indian Ocean which justifies the naming if an ocean after it.

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