Indian Ocean Gyre - Wikipedia
The Indian Ocean gyre is composed of two major currents: the South Equatorial Current, and the West Australian Current. Normally moving counter-clockwise, in the winter the Indian Ocean …
6 Main Currents in the Indian Ocean | Ocean | Geography
The following points highlight the six main currents in the Indian ocean. The currents are: 1. North-East Monsoon Current 2. Indian Counter Current 3. S.W. Monsoon Current 4. Indian …
Global Ocean Currents Database | National Centers for …
Nov 5, 2024 · The Global Ocean Current Database (GOCD) integrates ocean current data from a wide variety of capture methods, resolutions, and formats into a single format (NetCDF) …
Indian Ocean - WorldAtlas
Mar 28, 2021 · The two main currents in the ocean are the Agulhas Return Current and Agulhas Current, controlled by the monsoon. In the Monsoon zone, the ocean’s surface circulates in …
Indian Ocean - The World Factbook
Oct 18, 2024 · Indian Ocean. Page last updated: October 18, 2024. Photos of Indian Ocean. view 8 photos. Introduction. Background. Tip. Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a …
Indian Ocean - Wikipedia
80% of the Indian Ocean is open ocean and includes nine large marine ecosystems: the Agulhas Current, Somali Coastal Current, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Thailand, …
Monsoon Current | Map, Direction, & Facts | Britannica
Monsoon Current, surface current of the northern Indian Ocean. Unlike the Atlantic and Pacific, both of which have strong currents circulating clockwise north of the Equator, the northern …
Maps of the general ocean surface current patterns in the Indian Ocean …
Maps of the general ocean surface current patterns in the Indian Ocean separated by their seasonal occurrences of all year (green; south of the equator), and winter (black) or summer …
Indian Ocean - The World Factbook
Nov 14, 2023 · The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four …
Indian Ocean | History, Map, Depth, Islands, & Facts | Britannica
1 day ago · The Indian Ocean is bounded by Iran, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh to the north; the Malay Peninsula, the Sunda Islands, and Australia to the east; the Southern Ocean to the …