indian ocean
geographical name(In-di-an Ocean)
ocean east of Africa, south of Asia, west of Australia, and north of Antarctica area about 28,350,500 square miles (73,427,795 square kilometers)
indian ocean
geographical name(In-di-an Ocean)
British colony in the Indian Ocean comprising the Chagos Archipelago and formerly Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches islands (returned to Seychelles 1976) area 23 square miles (60 square kilometers)