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Indian Ocean

[in-dee-uhn oh-shuhn] / ˈɪn di ən ˈoʊ ʃən /


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The study was published in Nature Communications under the title "Coupling of Pacific and Indian Ocean variability disrupted by 19th century volcanism."

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

This region lies where the tropical western Pacific meets the eastern Indian Ocean and contains some of the planet's warmest ocean waters.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

But attacks have multiplied in 2026, particularly in the Gulf of Aden between Somalia and Yemen, which links the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

A SpaceX rocket has made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island after touching down in the Indian Ocean following a test flight from Texas on 24 July.

From BBC Aug. 19, 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




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