| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Arabian Sea |
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| Part of the Indian Ocean whose main arms include the Gulf of Oman to the northwest and the Gulf of Aden to the west. | 1 |
| ‡ It is an important trade route between the Indian subcontinent and the states of the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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