Three underwater geographical structures located in the Indian Ocean have been awarded names proposed by India.
- Named after the rulers of the Mauryan dynasty are the Ashoka seamount and the Chandragupt ridge. The third one is Kalpataru ridge.
- All the three recently named structures were discovered by oceanographers from the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa. These are located along the Southwest Indian Ridge area of the Indian Ocean and were discovered during an international survey exploration programme.
- The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) have recently awarded names originally proposed by India.
- In all, there are now seven structures in the Indian Ocean named mainly after Indian scientists or bear names proposed by India in this region of the Indian Ocean.
