The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the world, and it is located below the sub-continent of India, mainly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also surrounded by Africa, Asia, and Australia. It is the warmes ocean, and the heat helps create tropical cyclones and helps monitor the monsoons that affect nearby countries, such as India. This ocean is also very important for trade, and it hosted the Indian Ocean Trade Network. It is also a very important ocean and hosts ecosystems essential to the planet.
