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Preferred term

Indian Ocean  

Definition

  • A body of water between the continents of Africa, Antarctica, Asia and Australia including the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Arabian Sea (with the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Persian Gulf) in the west, and containing several islands and island chains, such as the Andaman, Nicobar and Seychelles.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/4195

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