Earth's five oceans were formed by the constant movement of tectonic plates beneath us, and the same process is already forming a sixth ocean in East Africa.

In the 17th century, the Indian ocean slave trade was arguably on a bigger scale than the Atlantic slave trade. The hub of this vile industry was in modern-day Tanzania, an area that specialized ...

Why stop with the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. McKinley? I mean, the Atlantic Ocean borders our nation's entire East Coast, so why not change that to 'East American Ocean?' Then we could start calling ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the strategic importance previously dominated by the Atlantic Ocean is shifting to the Indian Ocean. Hence, the region is becoming a centre of ...

NEW DELHI: International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday (Jan 15), adding that a strong naval presence in the key ...

We can now say that the importance that the Atlantic Ocean once held has shifted to the Indian Ocean. A large portion of global trade and commerce passes through this region. Additionally ...