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Oc�ano Indio Geograf�a 2000 Ubicaci�n: body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia Cordenadas Geogr�ficas: 20 00 S, 80 00 E Referencias en el mapa: World Area:
Area - comparativo: about 5.5 times the size of the US Costa: 66,526 km Clima: northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and January/February in the southern Indian Ocean Terreno: surface dominated by counterclockwise gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean; unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and currents; ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge Extremos de Elevaci�n:
Recursos Naturales: oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules Ambiente - asuntos actuales: endangered marine species include the dugong, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea Nota - geograf�a: major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and the Lombok Strait |