Coral Sea
Marginal sea in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Australia
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Summary
Coral Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 2,740 Wikipedia views per month (marginal sea category, ranking #8 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Australia[3], Papua New Guinea[4], Solomon Islands[5], Vanuatu[6], France[7]
- Shares border with: South Pacific Ocean[8]
- Inflows: Bloomfield River[9], Burdekin River[10], Burnett River[11], Fitzroy River[12], Ross River[13], Barron River[14], Boyne River[15], Calliope River[16], Daintree River[17], Endeavour River[18], Richmond River[19], Tweed River[20], Annan River[21], Black River[22]
- Basin country: Australia[23]
- Part of: Pacific Ocean[24]
- Commons category: Coral Sea[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Coral Sea[26]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Drainage basin of the Coral Sea[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[29], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31]
- Native label: Coral Sea[32], Morze Koralowe[33]
- Area: 4,791,000 km²[34]
Why It Matters
Coral Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]