where is the indian ocean located in the world
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km (27,240,000 sq mi) (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface). It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean or, depending on definition, by Antarctica. It is named after India.