Arafura Sea
sea between Australia and New Guinea
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The Arafura Sea is an adjacent sea.
Key Facts
- Country: Indonesia[3]
- Shares border with: Papua[4]
- Inflows: Pulau River[5], Liverpool River[6], Otokwa[7], Otomona River[8], Digul River[9]
- Basin country: Indonesia[10]
- Part of: Indian Ocean[11]
- Commons category: Arafura Sea[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arafura Sea[13]
- Described by source: Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15]
- Area: 650,000 km²[16]
- Vertical depth: 3680 m[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Arafura Sea include Arafura Games[19], a recurring sporting event[20], in Australia[21].
Why It Matters
Arafura Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for it include Arafura Games[19], a recurring sporting event[20], in Australia[21].