Preferred Term
INDIAN OCEAN REGION
Scope Note
Comprises the Indian Ocean, its islands (e.g., Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Sri Lanka) and surrounding continental coasts of Africa and Asia. Used mainly in geographical or strategic sense
Hierarchy
17 - GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS
Broader Terms
AFRICA
ASIA
Related Terms
AFRICA
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
INDIAN OCEAN
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1003100
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Language Equivalents
ar
منطقة المحيط الهندي
zh
印度洋区域
en
INDIAN OCEAN REGION
fr
REGION DE L'OCEAN INDIEN
ru
Индоокеанский регион
es
REGION DEL OCEANO INDICO