Friday, March 8, 2024

Day 64 - CRUISING THE ARAFURA SEA

 Date: 3/8/2024       Day 64                      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:  Another calm day at sea before we are due into Darwin tonight.  Yesterday evening the seas were like glass.  I spent the day going frame by frame video I took while snorkeling the Greatc Barrier Reef.  Please check it out, the link is found at the bottom of "Day 61 - CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA". I am going to finish up with both video and pictures today and post additional links to day 61.  

Afternoon Update:  I completed the upload of two additional videos today.  Much of the time while snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef there was overcast skies resulting in subdued colors on the Reef.  The second video had some sunny breaks exposing more color.  Check them out...

Click Here --> Great Barrier Reef video part 1

Click Here --> Great Barrier Reef video part 2

Click Here --> Great Barrier Reef video part 3






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