News tagged with indian ocean

British oceanographers find new species in Indian Ocean hydrothermal vents

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team sailing on the vessel James Cook has been studying the unique habitat surrounding deep sea vents in the Indian Ocean far off the south-east coast of Africa. The vents, created ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Indian Ocean cocktail party leaves trail of party hats behind

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have unexpectedly found traces of the supercontinent Gondwana in the Indian Ocean - in the process solving a mystery behind a large group of ocean 'mountains' known as seamounts, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Global conservation priorities for marine turtles

Marine turtles worldwide are vulnerable and endangered, but their long lives and broad distribution make it difficult for scientists to accurately determine the threat level to different populations and devise appropriate ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA/ISRO Image Shows Irene's Winds Before Landfall

Hurricane Irene made landfall early Saturday morning, Aug. 27, just west of Cape Lookout, NC, as a category one hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (75 knots). It is currently over eastern North ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How ocean arteries carry life across the Indian Ocean

Research at the University of Melbourne and the Bureau of Meteorology has overturned conventional ideas of ocean circulation.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Panel: Problems with oceans multiplying, worsening

(AP) -- The health of the world's oceans is declining much faster than originally thought - under siege from pollution, overfishing and other man-made problems all at once - scientists say in a new report.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Agulhas leakage fueled by global warming could stabilize Atlantic overturning circulation: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Agulhas Current which runs along the east coast of Africa may not be as well known as its counterpart in the Atlantic, the Gulf Stream. But now researchers are taking a closer look at ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Aqua satellite sees weaker Tropical Depression Errol crossing West Timor

NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Depression Errol's warming cloud temperatures as it was crossing the southern tip of West Timor today.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Unique Japan tsunami footage boon to scientists

Vision of the disastrous tsunami rolling onto Japan after last week's massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake will provide valuable data to scientists for years to come, Australian experts said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Sharks get protection in Marshall Islands

The US territory of the Marshall Islands has placed a moratorium on the trade and export of shark fins, a report said Friday, the latest in a trend across the Pacific Ocean.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Extinction predictor 'will help protect coral reefs'

A new way of calculating the vulnerability of coral reef fish has revealed more than a third of species are in jeopardy of local extinction from the impacts of climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Australia moves to protect bluefin tuna

Australian has announced new measures to protect stocks of southern bluefin tuna, whose numbers are being threatened by the rising global popularity of sushi food.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists say Asia's corals dying en masse

Coral reefs in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean are dying from the worst bleaching effect in more than a decade, Australian marine scientists said Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Better coordination needed in US tsunami warnings

(AP) -- The U.S. system to warn about giant waves has improved since the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, but more work lies ahead, according to an analysis that noted at least one instance when alerts from centers in ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Aqua satellite sees second tropical storm form near the Horn of Africa

The Northern Indian Ocean cyclone season is off to a roaring start, as the second tropical storm formed within a day of the first one. NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Storm 02A today, May 19 and captured ...

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created May 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, after which it is named); on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean (or, traditionally, by Antarctica). One component of the all-encompassing World Ocean, the Indian Ocean is delineated from the Atlantic Ocean by the 20° east meridian running south from Cape Agulhas, and from the Pacific by the 147° east meridian. The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately 30° north in the Persian Gulf. The Indian Ocean has asymmetric ocean circulation[citation needed]. This ocean is nearly 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) wide at the southern tips of Africa and Australia; its area is 73,556,000 square kilometres (28,400,000 mi²), including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

The ocean's volume is estimated to be 292,131,000 cubic kilometers (70,086,000 mi³). Small islands dot the continental rims. Island nations within the ocean are Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island; Comoros; Seychelles; Maldives; Mauritius; and Sri Lanka. The archipelago of Indonesia borders the ocean on the east. The ocean's importance as a transit route between Asia and Africa has made it a scene of conflict. Because of its size, however, no nation successfully dominated most of it until the early 1800s when the United Kingdom controlled much of the surrounding land.

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