The Indian Ocean should be called The Somali Ocean

[Qeelbax]

It sounds better


I've seen Koreans propagating by calling the Sea of Japan the "East Sea", now I'm seeing Arabs call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf. We need to get to work!

 

[hinters]

Fun fact: the tectonic plate that the western half of the Indian ocean is on is called the somali plate.

 

[Vital]

We need to start calling Gulf of Aden Gulf of Berbera

 

[Qeelbax]

Fun fact: the tectonic plate that the western half of the Indian ocean is on is called the somali plate.

it only moves 6 mm every year

 

[Magan95]

It sounds better


I've seen Koreans propagating by calling the Sea of Japan the "East Sea", now I'm seeing Arabs call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf. We need to get to work!


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The parts near our shores should be called the Somali ocean. I think it used to be called that as well. Also, the Gulf of Aden was known as the Gulf of Berbera before the crooked teeth British

 

[Qeelbax]

We need to start calling Gulf of Aden Gulf of Berbera

 

[MOEMONEY]

We need to start calling Gulf of Aden Gulf of Berbera

In Abu'l-Fida's, A Sketch of the Countries (Arabic: تقويم البلدان), the present-day Gulf of Aden was called the Gulf of Berbera, which shows how important Berbera was in both regional and international trade during the medieval period.

 

[Qeelbax]

The parts near our shores should be called the Somali ocean. I think it used to be called that as well. Also, the Gulf of Aden was known as the Gulf of Berbera before the crooked teeth British