Multiple choice general knowledge

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface.[1] It is bounded on the north by Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, after which it is named); on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean (or, traditionally, by Antarctica). what is the estimated volume of indian ocean?

  1. 392,136,9870 cubic kilometers

  2. 100,292,131,000 cubic kilometers

  3. 292,131,000 cubic kilometers

  4. cant be said
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Ocean's volume is approximately 292 million cubic kilometers. This makes it the third largest ocean by volume after the Pacific and Atlantic. Option C represents the correct scientific estimate, while Option A contains a numerical error and Option B is implausibly large.

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