Indian Ocean
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Scientists have long believed that warm, salty water flowing from the Indian Ocean around the southern tip of Africa and into the Atlantic helps support one of the planet's most important ocean circulation systems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
He played ballet dancer Billy Elliot in the West End before appearing as Naomi Watts’s son in 2012’s Oscar-nominated “The Impossible,” about the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The narrow waterway connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and, via the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Similar to past flights, the operation was expected to last about an hour, with the vehicle’s spacecraft navigating space before a planned re-entry and landing in the Indian Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
After the ceremony, I walked back to the river and watched it meander on its way to where, many miles distant, it emptied into the Indian Ocean.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
