Lesson 6: Oceans around Africa

Lesson 6 Oceans around Africa

Define

Ocean: a very large body of water or expanse of sea which separates the continents

● The Indian Ocean lies to the eastern side, between Africa, Asia and Australia. ● The Atlantic Ocean is on the western side, between Africa and America.

There are two smaller bodies of water at the top of Africa, called seas.

The Mediterranean Sea is on the northern side of Africa and the Red Sea is on the northeastern side.

If you look at the map below, A is the Atlantic Ocean and B the Indian Ocean, C is the Mediterranean Sea and D is the Red Sea.

Image 2.2: Satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea (C) and the Red Sea (D)