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[[Image:Indianoceanarea.jpg|thumb|right|Indian Ocean]]

[[Image:Indianoceanarea.jpg|thumb|right|Indian Ocean]]

The [[Indian Ocean]] is the third largest of the world's [[ocean|oceans]], after the [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It lies between [[Africa]] and [[Australia]] and south of [[Arabia]], [[India]] and [[Indonesia]].

The [[Indian Ocean]] is the third largest of the world's [[ocean|oceans]], after the [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It lies between [[Africa]] and [[Australia]] and south of [[Arabia]], [[India]] and [[Indonesia]]. Some geographers extend the Indian Ocean all the way south to [[Antarctica]], although in recent years, an increasing number of geographers define all ocean south of 60° S as part of the [[Southern Ocean]].  

It is the warmest ocean in the world, and some of the warmest spots are just to the west of Australia. [http://www.stormchasers.au.com/holton.htm] Moisture from the Indian Ocean brings water into the [[weather]] system in southern Australia. North of the [[equator]], [[monsoon | monsoons]] are prominent in the Indian Ocean. Monsoons are prevailing winds that last for several months out of the year. They strongly affect nearby countries. An example is [[Bangladesh]], which faces extreme flooding every year.

It is the warmest ocean in the world, and some of the warmest spots are just to the west of Australia. [http://www.stormchasers.au.com/holton.htm] Moisture from the Indian Ocean brings water into the [[weather]] system in southern Australia. North of the [[equator]], [[monsoon | monsoons]] are prominent in the Indian Ocean. Monsoons are prevailing winds that last for several months out of the year. They strongly affect nearby countries. An example is [[Bangladesh]], which faces extreme flooding every year.