Posted on January 15th, 2021 KAMALIKA PIERIS The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the world. It is 70,560,000 km 2 (27,240,000 sq mi) in extent. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west, Australia to the east and Antarctica to the south. The Arabian Sea, the Laccadive Sea, the Somali Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Andaman Sea are located within the Indian Ocean. Initially, only the sea around South Asia was known as Indian Ocean. The western section was known in ancient times as the Erythraean Sea. Erythraean Sea included the Persian Gulf and ...