Ocean Around India

I am doing MA Geography degree from Rajasthan University and got an assignment to make project report on the topic Ocean Around India. Will you provide me all the details related to Indian Ocean and tell details of list of Marginal seas, gulfs, bays and straits of the Indian Ocean?

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The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface.

It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean.

The Indian Ocean is a relatively large ocean with an area of 26,469,900 square miles (68,566,000 sq km).

List of Marginal seas, gulfs, bays and straits of the Indian Ocean include:

Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Aden
Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb connecting Arabian Sea
Gulf of Kutch
Gulf of Khambat
Palk Strait connecting Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
Andaman Sea
Mozambique Channel
Great Australian Bight
Gulf of Mannar
Laccadive Sea

List of some seas along with their areas:

The following is a list of those seas arranged by area.

1) Arabian Sea
Area: 1,491,126 square miles (3,862,000 sq km)

2) Bay of Bengal
Area: 838,614 square miles (2,172,000 sq km)

3) Andaman Sea
Area: 231,661 square miles (600,000 sq km)

4) Red Sea
Area: 169,113 square miles (438,000 sq km)

5) Java Sea
Area: 123,552 square miles (320,000 sq km)

6) Persian Gulf
Area: 96,911 square miles (251,000 sq km)

7) Sea of Zanj (located off the east coast of Africa)