What Does Arafura Mean?

The Arafura Sea lies west of the Pacific Ocean, overlying the continental shelf between Australia and Western New Guinea, which is the Indonesian part of the Island of New Guinea.

What is the meaning of Arafura?

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

Where is Arafura Sea in Australia?

Arafura Sea, shallow sea of the western Pacific Ocean, occupying 250,000 square miles (650,000 square km) between the north coast of Australia (Gulf of Carpentaria) and the south coast of New Guinea. It merges with the Timor Sea on the west and the Banda and Ceram seas on the northwest.