Arafura Sea

A·ra·fu·ra Sea

A0395800 (ä′rə-fo͞o′rə) A shallow part of the western Pacific Ocean between the Timor and Coral Seas, separating New Guinea from Australia.

Arafura Sea

(ˌærəˈfʊərə) n (Placename) a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea

A′ra•fu′ra Sea′

(ˈɑr əˈfʊər ə, ˌɑr ə-)
n. a part of the Pacific between N Australia and SW New Guinea.

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Arafura Sea - a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of IndonesiaPacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world

Arafura Sea

(ärəfo͞o`rə), shallow part of the Pacific Ocean, between the Timor and Coral seas, separating Australia from New Guinea. It contains several islands of Indonesia. The Torres Strait to the east is a treacherous passage. See Carpentaria, Gulf ofCarpentaria, Gulf of
, arm of the Arafura Sea, 305 mi (491 km) wide and 370 mi (595 km) long, indenting the northern coast of Australia. On its eastern shore, near Weipa, lies a vast bauxite deposit. Willem Jansz explored the gulf in 1606.
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Arafura Sea

a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea

Arafura Sea

Related to Arafura Sea: Flores Sea, Timor Sea

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noun a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia

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