Date: 3/8/2024 Day 63 Sea Day: THE ARAFURA SEA
The Arafura Sea is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean located between Australia and Western New Guinea.012 It covers a surface area of approximately 650,000 square kilometers and connects to the Coral Sea through the Torres Strait. The sea is important for the Australians and Indonesians living near its coast because of its rich fishery resources. It is an important sea linking the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean and plays a critical role in global circulation. The Arafura Sea is generally shallow, with depths of 165 to 260 feet, deepening at its western edge, where coral reefs have grown at depths of nearly 2,000 feet.3 It is bordered by the Gulf of Carpentaria and the continent of Australia.
Morning Update: After our cancelled stop due to weather in Cooktown we have had smooth sailing. The seas in the Coral Sea yesterday and Arafura sea today are much calmer. I updated my post for Day 57 Newcastle yesterday with many photos. Over the next two days I will working on processing and uploading pictures and video taken Day 60 Townsville.
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