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Revision as of 17:18, 14 April 2015 by 68.202.125.93 (talk) (lol)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the Arabian Sea (Bahr al-'Arab). For the river in Sudan, see Bahr al-Arab.| Arabian Sea | |
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| Coordinates | 18°N 66°E / 18°N 66°E / 18; 66 |
| Basin countries | India, Iran, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen |
| Max. width | 2,400 km (1,500 mi) |
| Surface area | 3,862,000 km (1,491,000 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 4,652 m (15,262 ft) |
The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by northeastern Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula, and on the east by India. An ancient name was the Erythraean Sea.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)