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Erythraean Sea

The Erythraean Sea (Greek: ?????? T??assa) is an ancient name for the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
or its attached gulf

Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
s, specifically, the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Historically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes Persian Gulf naming dispute referred to as the Arabian Gulf by certain Arab countries or simply The Gulf, although nei...
and the Red Sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden....
(which was formerly known as the Red Gulf, as the Greek "??????" actually means Red).

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The Erythraean Sea (Greek: ?????? T??assa) is an ancient name for the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
or its attached gulf

Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
s, specifically, the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Historically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes Persian Gulf naming dispute referred to as the Arabian Gulf by certain Arab countries or simply The Gulf, although nei...
and the Red Sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden....
(which was formerly known as the Red Gulf, as the Greek "??????" actually means Red).

See also

Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a Greek language periplus, describing navigation and Roman commerce from History of Roman Egypt ports like Berenice along the coast of the Red Sea, and others along Horn of Africa and India....