Arabian Sea

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The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent, serving as a major historical route for trade and cultural exchange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea
borderedBy India
Iran
Oman
Pakistan
Somalia
Yemen
climateInfluencedBy Northeast monsoon
Southwest monsoon
connectedBy Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb

Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz
connectedTo Bay of Bengal
Gulf of Aden
Laccadive Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
experiences tropical cyclones
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
hasAlternativeName Red Sea
surface form: Erythraean Sea (historical)

Gulf of Oman
surface form: Sea of Oman (for its northwestern part)
hasArea approximately 3.86 million square kilometers
hasAverageDepth 2734 m
hasFeature oxygen minimum zone
upwelling zones
hasInflow Indus River
Mandovi River
Narmada
surface form: Narmada River

Sabarmati River
Shatt al-Arab via Persian Gulf
Tapi River
Zuari River
hasMajorIsland Socotra
hasMajorIslandGroup Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
surface form: Lakshadweep

Socotra
surface form: Socotra Archipelago
hasMajorPort Aden
Gwadar
Karachi
Kochi
Mumbai
Muscat
Muscat
surface form: Salalah
hasMarineEcosystem coral reefs
upwelling-driven fisheries
hasMaxDepth 4652 m
hasMaxDepthPoint Murray Ridge region
historicallyLinkedRegions East Africa
South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Middle East
Southeast Asia
historicallyUsedFor incense trade
silk trade
spice trade
importantFor global shipping lanes
regional climate regulation
isMajorRouteFor container shipping
oil transport
knownSince ancient times
locatedBetween Arabian Peninsula
Indian subcontinent
locatedIn Indian Ocean
surface form: Northern Indian Ocean
namedAfter Arabs
surface form: Arab people
partOf Indian Ocean

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Gwadar Free Zone nearbyWaterBody Arabian Sea
Junagadh State borderedBy Arabian Sea
East Wharf locatedOn Arabian Sea
Lakhpat locatedNear Arabian Sea
Thiruvithamkoor borderedBy Arabian Sea
West India hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea
West India borderedBy Arabian Sea
Mormugao locatedOn Arabian Sea
England–Australia mainSeaCrossed Arabian Sea
subject surface form: England–Australia maritime route
Malabar Hill, Mumbai overlooks Arabian Sea
Augustan wars hasLocation Arabian Sea
this entity surface form: Arabian Sea approaches
southern Balochistan locatedOnCoastOf Arabian Sea
subject surface form: Southern Balochistan
southern Balochistan border Arabian Sea
subject surface form: Southern Balochistan
Mahim Island locatedOn Arabian Sea
Parel Island locatedInWaterBody Arabian Sea
Kasargod district coastlineOn Arabian Sea
Churchgate, Mumbai hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea
Maharashtra and Gujarat border Arabian Sea
Southampton–Sydney regionCrossed Arabian Sea
Alang coast Arabian Sea