Arafura Sea

Arafura Sea
Laut Arafura (Indonesian)
Location
Arafura Sea
Map
LocationOceania
Coordinates9°00′S 133°0′E / 9.000°S 133.000°E / -9.000; 133.000
TypeSea
Basin countriesAustralia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea
Max. length1,694 km (1,053 mi)
Max. width605 km (376 mi)
Surface area1,024,000 km2 (395,000 sq mi)
IslandsAru Islands, Croker Island, Goulburn Islands, Howard Island, Tanimbar Islands
References

The Arafura Sea, also known as the Arafuru Sea, lies in the southeast of the Malay Archipelago, overlying the continental shelf between Australia and Western New Guinea (also called Papua), which is the Indonesian part of the Island of New Guinea.

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