Indian
ocean
By: Ruddy Rodriguez &
mariana Vazquez.
Location
The Indian Ocean spans from the
East Coast of Africa and South
Coast Asia to the West Coast of
Australia and down to the
Southern Ocean. And then some
sources extend the indian ocean
all the way down to Antarctica.
The indian ocean is also the 3rd
largest ocean.
Size
The Indian ocean is 28.5 million
squared miles.
The mean depth of the Indian
ocean is 12,762.The indian ocean
is the third largest ocean. The
indian ocean is approximately
20% of the water on the earth
surface.
land & underwater
landforms
Common types of oceanic landforms include
deep-sea trenches
volcanoes
mountain ranges
Plateaus.
The ocean itself, which encompasses approximately 70 percent of the planet's
surface, is considered to be one of the major landforms on Earth. The boundary
between dry land and sea is called the continental shelf, where it gradually
slants down to form the continental slope. The Mariana Trench, located at
Challenger Deep in the North Pacific Ocean, is the deepest point on the planet.
Historical events
The history of the Indian Ocean is marked by
maritime trade; cultural and commercial
exchange probably date back at least
seven thousand years.
The Indian Ocean has been a zone of human
interaction for several millennia, boasting
a 1,500-year history of active high-seas
trade before the arrival of Europeans in
1498.
Temperature
The deep water circulation is
controlled primarily by the
inflows from the atlantic
ocean. The north of 20 south
latitude and the minimum
surface temperature is 22 c
(72 f) and is exceeding 28 c (82
f) to the east.
Fishing harvesting
Saltwater flying fish. Best
travelling time to go
fishing would be in
october and november..
May and february.
Common fish
Tourism
opportunities
In the indian ocean there's a
lot of adventures you can do.
These are 2 of the top things
most tourist do.
In the indian ocean they
have a underground
restaurant which is in
rangali island, Maldives.
Which not many visitors
are brave enough to eat
here.
The zanzibar, tanzania is
the little out camping
and go camping in little
cabins.
Tourism
opportunities
Crocodile and
giant tortoises
park..
Is a park where
there's live
animals that you
can feed and pet.
Pulu keeling national
park..
..go for a walk.. Hiking.. Even
have a cookout of BBQ.
Shipping routes
The Indian Ocean trade routes
connected to
Southeast Asia
India
Arabia
East Africa
Questions
1.
Indian Ocean is surrounded on
west by
A.
Asia
B.
Africa*
C.
Switzerland
2. Third largest ocean of World is
3. What is the largest sea found in
the Indian Ocean?
A. Java Sea
B. Red Sea
C. Andaman Sea
D. Arabian Sea*
A.
Ocean of Antarctica
4. The Indian Ocean makes up what
fraction of the world's oceans?
B.
Atlantic Ocean
A.
C.
Arctic Ocean
D.
Indian Ocean*
½
B.⅓
C.⅕*
What did the
Indian Ocean say
to the Atlantic
Ocean?
You need to be
more pacific☻