Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean, and a lot of it lies in the world's tropical zone. As a result, water near the surface is really warm in many areas. The Indian Ocean also contains the largest amount of river sediments - such as sand and soil - moved from one place to another. A big portion of this is dumped into the Indian Ocean by the Ganges River. And this forms "Ganges Fans", which are carpets of sediment that can be 62 miles wide, 1,864 miles long, and 6.8 miles thick!!! Isn't that insane?! Also, in the Indian Ocean, currents behave differently from other oceans. To explain this, you need to know the definition of current, which is "the movement of water from one place to another" according to The Ultimate Ocean-Pedia by Christina Wildson. Wind has driven currents at or near the ocean's surface caused by winds blowing across. Wind driven currents in the other 3 oceans, travel in the same direction year-round, however, in the Indian Ocean, they switch directions twice a year.