Orientale Mare/Gangeticus Sinus/Eous Oceanus

natural · 330 BC – 2100 AD

Ancient Greek and Roman sources refer to the Bay of Bengal, which forms the northeastern portion of the Indian Ocean, by these names. It was also sometimes construed as an ocean entirely surrounding Asia.

Coordinates
15.00000, 90.00000
Also known as
Eous Oceanus (la), Eous oceanus (la), Gangeticus Sinus, Orientale Mare
Dating
attested

Sources

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