ARAFURA SEA Definition & Meaning

Arafura Sea

[ ahr-uh-foor-uh, ahr-uh- ]

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noun

a part of the Pacific Ocean between northern Australia and southwestern New Guinea.

Arafura Sea

/ ˌæ��əˈ��ʊə��ə /

noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Arafura Sea¹

First recorded in 1830–40; possibly a self-designation of the Harrafora people who live in the Moluccas

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In February, Australia accused a Chinese navy ship of shining a military grade laser towards one of its warplanes over the Arafura Sea off northern Australia.

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The Chinese vessel was sailing in the Arafura Sea off northern Australia when the incident happened on Thursday.

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The Chinese vessel was sailing east with another PLA-N ship through the Arafura Sea at the time of the incident, the department said.

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In recent years, an Indonesian government crackdown on illegal fishing in the Arafura Sea has seen a drop in the number of ghost nets hitting the beach.

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The onshore scheme calls for pipelines and new facilities to be built on one of several islands in the Arafura Sea.

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