Editing Arabian Sea (section)

===Hydrography===
The [[International Indian Ocean Expedition]] in 1959 was among the first to perform hydrographic surveys of the Arabian Sea. Significant bathymetric surveys were also conducted by the [[Soviet Union]] during the 1960s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hall |first1=John K. |last2=Levenson |first2=Shahar |title=Compilation of a 100m bathymetric grid for the Arabian Plate; Red Sea, Arabian and Oman Seas and Persian Gulf |journal=U.S. HYDRO 2017 Conference |date=March 20, 2017 }}</ref>

====Hydrographic features====
Significant features in the northern Arabian Sea include the [[Indus Fan]], the second largest fan system in the world. The De Covilhao Trough, named after the 15th century [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorer [[Pêro da Covilhã|Pero de Covilhăo]], reaches depths of {{convert|4400|m|ft|0}} and separates the Indus Fan region from the Oman Abyssal Plain, which eventually leads to the [[Gulf of Oman]].

The southern limits are dominated by the [[Arabian Basin]], a deep basin reaching depths over {{convert|4200|m|ft|0}}. The northern sections of the [[Carlsberg Ridge]] flank the southern edge of the Arabian Basin.

The deepest parts of the Arabian Sea are in the Alula-Fartak Trough on the western edge of the Arabian Sea off the Gulf of Aden. The trough, reaching depths over {{convert|5360|m|ft|0}}, traverses the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. The deepest known point is in the Arabian Sea limits at a depth of {{convert|5395|m|ft|0}}. Other significant deep points are part of the Arabian Basin, which include a {{convert|5358|m|ft|0}} deep point off the northern limit of Calrsberg Ridge.<ref name="NOAA"/>

====Seamounts====
Prominent [[Sea mount|sea mounts]] off the Indian west coast include Raman Seamount named after [[C. V. Raman]], Panikkar Seamount, named after [[N. Kesava Panikkar|N. K. Panikkar]], and the Wadia [[Guyot]], named after [[Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia|D. N. Wadia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wadia Guyot |url=https://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=5802 |website=Marine Regions Gazetteer |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>

Sind'Bad Seamount, named after the fictional explorer [[Sinbad the Sailor]], Zheng He Seamount, and the Mount Error Guyot are some notable sea mounts in western Arabian Sea.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sind'Bad Seamount |url=https://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=5795 |website=Marine Regions Gazetteer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Error Guyot |url=https://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=5790 |website=Marine Regions Gazetteer |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>