1. The Indian ocean in the third largest ocean on the Earth’s surface.
2. It covers an area of 70.56 million sq. km.
3. It is triangular in shape.
4. It is bounded by Africa in the west, Asia in the North and Australia in the East.
5. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Mauritus and the Reunion Islands are some of the islands present in the Indian Ocean.
6. The Java trench is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean
