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[edit] Limit

What is the geographical coordinate of its limit with the Pacific Ocean at the peripheral South China Sea? (Please reply at talk:South China Sea. Thanks.) — Instantnood 19:22, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hindi script

Indian Ocean doesn't belong to India. It covers a lot more. Then, what is the point of adding Hindi script? Shouldn't it be removed as this ocean is not part of India?

Szhaider 06:48, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, I've removed it. Recury 18:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


Thanks for removing the hindi script article....it had no place here. The article is about the Indian Ocean and not Indian culture! Also, would have liked more information on the flora and fauna of the Ocean itself; instead we find famous writers section!!! This again doesn't make sense. Imagine an article about the Atlantic Ocean talking about Shakespeare, Dickens, American writers! just doesn't make sense!

Why should it be named Indian ocean? I mean whats the connection between India and Indian Ocean?

Haha.. dude you have issues! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.140.120.11 (talk) 03:56, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Major ports and harbors

Shouldn't Port Louis be included in the list of major ports and harbours? Eleusis 06:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deepest point

Changed -as the Diamantina Deep is confirmed as that point. SatuSuro 03:54, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Australian limits?

There should be something mentioning how Australia considers its southern coast to be part of the Southern Ocean, but the IHO says that area is part of the Indian Ocean. If not here, somewhere... --Patteroast 18:26, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

This is mentioned in the Southern Ocean article, in the History section. -- Avenue 09:08, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
Also, the so-called "Southern Ocean" is a recently-invented classification. Geographers have traditionally considered the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans to extend to the coast of Antarctica. NCdave 22:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
There's a current discussion at talk:Australia#Ocean names leading to an article named Australia and the Southern Ocean. More input would be appreciated. --Scott Davis Talk 12:04, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spring 2019 Decision???

I think the quote of the decision to designate the Southern Ocean being made in Spring of 2019 is in error. If not, there should perhaps be a link to the article on time travel.... StormDruid 13:49, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ecosystem

what this article also needs is a good description of an ecosystem (Diwon 14:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC))

Agreed. The fauna in the Indian Ocean is famous for its uniqueness. I'll try to do a little research but help is greatly appreciated. --Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 08:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed oceans project

Anyone interested in joining a project to deal with the oceans is free to indicate their support at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Oceans. John Carter (talk) 22:40, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Naming

Just my thinking. I would say that the Indian Ocean is named after India and not the Indian Subcontinent. The simple logic is that the Indian subcontinent is itself named after India. On top of that, its a well known fact given in various encyclopedias saying that the Indian Ocean is the only Ocean named after a country. Indianescence (talk) 17:56, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Atlantis was a country! Eregli bob (talk) 04:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)