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

/ ˌærəˈfʊərə /

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

But between us there is a nameless shadow, reminiscent of that awful night in the Arafura Sea, when death came very near to us.

"The same purpose which takes us to the Arafura Sea," Brande answered, and passed on.

Sailing on, the sloop was at once in the Arafura Sea, where for days she sailed in water milky white and green and purple.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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