Indian Ocean
The ocean between Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica (or the Southern Ocean) For the rock band, see Indian Ocean (band). Indian Ocean Extent of the Indian Ocean according to The World Factbook The ocean-floor of the Indian Ocean is divided by spreading ridges and crisscrossed by aseismic structures Location Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Northeast Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and Australia Coordinates 20°S 80°E / 20°S 80°E / -20; 80 Coordinates: 20°S 80°E / 20°S 80°E / -20; 80 Type Ocean Max. width 6,200 mi (10,000 km) [1] Surface area 68,556,000 km 2 (26,470,000 sq mi) Average depth 3,741 m (12,274 ft) Max. depth 7,258 m (23,812 ft) References [2] The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km 2 (27,240,000 sq mi) (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface). [3] It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by...