Coral Sea

An arm of the southwest Pacific Ocean bounded by northeast Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was the scene of a US World War II naval victory in May 1942.

Coral Sea

n (Placename) the SW arm of the Pacific, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu

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n. a part of the S Pacific bounded by NE Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

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Noun	1.	Coral Sea - an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australiabattle of the Coral Sea, Coral Sea - a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriersPacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world
	2.	Coral Sea - a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriersbattle of the Coral SeaSecond World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945Coral Sea - an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia

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Coral Sea

Coral Sea,

southwest arm of the Pacific Ocean, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu. The Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier Reef,
largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia.
..... Click the link for more information. lies along its western edge. During World War II it was the scene of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a major U.S. victory against the Japanese in 1942. The battle, fought by aircraft near the Louisiade Archipelago and regarded as the first aircraft carrier engagement (the opposing fleets were never in sight of each other), checked the southward expansion of the Japanese.

Coral Sea

a semienclosed sea of the Pacific Ocean situated between the northeastern coast of Australia in the west, New Guinea, New Britain Island, and the Solomon Islands in the north, the New Hebrides Islands in the east, and Elizabeth Reef (30°S lat.) in the south. The Torres Strait in the northwest connects it with the Indian Ocean. Area 4,791,000 sq km. Average water volume, 11,470,000 cu km. Average depth, 2,394 m; maximum depth, 9,140 m.

The Coral Sea was named for the abundance of coral reefs and islands, which greatly complicate navigation. The relief of the sea’s floor is extremely rugged. Currents form a cyclone cycle; its western rim gives rise to the East Australian current. Average water temperature at the surface ranges from 19° in August to 24° in February in the south; in the north it is 27°–28°C all year. Salinity measures 34.5–35.5%. There are many sharks and flying fish. Chief ports are Cairns (Australia), Port Moresby (New Guinea), and Nouméa (New Caledonia).

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first naval engagement exclusively involving planes versus ships (1942). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 488]See: Battle

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the SW arm of the Pacific, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu

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noun an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia

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noun a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942)

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