It is of interest in relation to Indian Ocean floor movement and adjacent fracture zones[2] and the relationship between the Indian and Australian plates [3] and is one of a number of features of the Indian Ocean that has been studied extensively.[4]
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^Schlich, R., (1982). The Indian Ocean: Aseismic ridges, spreading centers and oceanic basins. In A.E.M. Nairn and F.G. Stehli , (Eds.), The Ocean Basins and Margins, vol. 6, The Indian Ocean, Plenum, New-York.