I have never seen or used Oman Sea but political sensitivities are high in the region. For me the northern Indian Ocean is the Arabian Sea with regions such as Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden etc. There is a particular issue with Arabian vs Persian Gulf depending on which country you are in and political sympathies. Here in the UK we have long lived with La Manche /English Channel!!!!!

Ha ha, Politics is effecting science.. For the same area  two names are used depending upon whom you want to please.

I agree with Graham Oliver: The Gulf of Oman is part of the Arabian Sea which is part of the Indian Ocean

Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea - P

I do not know who told you that. Gulf of Oman is certainly established.

However, "SE-Arabia" is a Germanism. Better: "SE Arabia".

Your's

Paul

Gulf of Oman is referred/cited in most of the publications I have read.

Hi Susanne,

If you consider the western journal then you have to write "Gulf of Oman", but, in the case of middle-east journals/ conferences, you have to write it as "Oman Sea". it is like our "Bay of Bengal" and "Bongoposagar" (local name, in Bengali). 

I have talked to the students from Iran and Iraq, and I have come to know about this fact.

Thanks

Supriti

I usually use the term Gulf of Oman. Recently, however, a representative of the Ministry of Information chided me for not writing Sea of Oman. Since my publication was official, I changed the name of this water body. Otherwise theGulf of Oman is written on many maps including those from Oman's NSA.

Yes, I think that Gulf of Oman is correct - P

Mostly I’ve seen Gulf of Oman, but if someone from tbe Ministry is asking, go with there preference.