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Due to which of the following reasons is the Indian Ocean named after India?

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India has a strategic location along the Trans-Indian Ocean routes
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No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India
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India is centrally located at the head of the Indian Ocean
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All of these
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The correct option is D All of these
The Indian Ocean is the only ocean named after a country, that is, India. The shape of the ocean is almost triangular. In the north, it is bound by Asia, in the west by Africa and the east by Australia. The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent. The trans-Indian Ocean routes, which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a strategic central location to India. No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean, which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.

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