The Underwater Structures in Indian Ocean named

Published on 09 Mar 2025

• Three underwater geographical structures located in the Indian Ocean have been awarded names proposed by India.

• The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) awarded the name proposed by India.

• Ashoka Seamount, Chandragupt Ridge, and Kalpataru Ridge are the names given.

• These are located along the Southwest Indian Ridge area of the Indian Ocean.

• Previous structures named after physicist CV Raman (Raman Ridge), oceanographer NK Panikkar (Panikkar Seamount) and geologist DN Wadia (DN Wadia Guyot).

• In all, there are now seven structures in the Indian Ocean named including the Sagar Kanya Ridge.

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