Indian ocean: The Arabian Sea is

The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran, and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Peninsula, on the southeast by the Laccadive Sea, on the southwest by the Somali Sea, and on the east by India. It is located in the Indian Ocean , around 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Java and Sumatra and around 1,550 km (960 mi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean , it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean , to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south (other definitions describe the Atlantic as extending southward to Antarctica). Microzooplankton-Plankton Associations in the Oligotrophic Indian Ocean PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 6 May 2024 This study investigates the associations between microzooplankton, particularly tintinnids, and other plankton in the oligotrophic Indian Ocean . It reports frequent observations of tintinnid/phytoplankton associations, suggesting they indicate warm, nutrient-poor seas …