Indian Ocean

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The vehicle completed the test by splashing down in the Indian Ocean.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The test mission is meant to last approximately 65 minutes after liftoff, as the upper stage cruises on a suborbital trajectory and eventually splashes down in the Indian Ocean, if all goes to plan.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, the U.S. seized an Iran-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Designed to rival China's investments around the Indian Ocean, New Delhi's colossal project will be built on Great Nicobar Island, a site offering a naval presence far closer to Southeast Asia than India's mainland.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In Chapter 19 we shall trace it across the Indian Ocean to Madagascar, while in Chapter 15 we saw that ecological difficulties kept Austronesians from establishing themselves in northern and western Australia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond