Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
Options
(a)Indian Ocean is ‘half an ocean’
(b)Indian Ocean has monsoon drift
(c)Indian Ocean is a landlocked ocean
(d)Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
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