Arafura Sea
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The Arafura Sea is a shallow tropical sea in the western Pacific Ocean, lying between northern Australia and New Guinea and forming part of the route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea
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sea → |
| borders |
Australia
→
Indonesia → New Guinea → Papua New Guinea → |
| connectedTo |
Banda Sea
NERFINISHED
→
Coral Sea → Gulf of Carpentaria → Indian Ocean → Pacific Ocean → Timor Sea NERFINISHED → |
| experiences |
monsoonal weather patterns
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| formsPartOf |
route between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
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| hasAdjacentCountry |
Australia
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Indonesia → Papua New Guinea → |
| hasArea |
approximately 650,000 square kilometres
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| hasAverageDepth |
50–80 metres
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| hasCharacteristic |
shallow
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tropical → |
| hasClimate |
tropical climate
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| hasMajorEconomicActivity |
commercial fishing
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petroleum exploration → |
| hasMaximumDepth |
approximately 3,680 metres
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| hasNameEtymology |
possibly derived from Portuguese word "Alfours" or "Arafura" referring to people of the Moluccas and New Guinea region
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| hasSeafloorType |
continental shelf
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| hasWaterType |
saltwater
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| isImportantFor |
fisheries
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international shipping → |
| isKnownFor |
rich marine biodiversity
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shallow continental shelf waters → |
| isPartOf |
Maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia
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| isSubjectTo |
tropical cyclones
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| liesOn |
Arafura Shelf
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| locatedEastOf |
Banda Sea
NERFINISHED
→
Timor Sea NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
Australasia
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Southern Hemisphere → western Pacific Ocean → |
| locatedNorthOf |
Australia
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| locatedSouthOf |
New Guinea
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| locatedWestOf |
Coral Sea
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| nameLanguage |
Portuguese
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| partOf |
Pacific Ocean
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| separates |
New Guinea
→
northern Australia → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Arnhem Land
→
Malay Archipelago → Top End → |
borders |
|
Banda Sea
→
New Guinea → |
borderedBy |
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Timor Sea
→
Van Diemen Gulf → |
connectedTo |
|
New Guinea rain forests
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adjacentTo |
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Northern Territory
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bordersBodyOfWater |
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western Pacific Ocean
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contains |
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Indonesian archipelago
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hasSea |
|
Mindil Beach
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hasView |
|
Gulf of Carpentaria
("Arafura Sea region")
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locatedIn |
|
Gulf of Carpentaria
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opensTo |
|
Beagle Gulf
("Arafura-Timor Seas region")
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partOf |