Arafura
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Arafura refers to the name of the Arafura Sea, and by extension to adjoining areas or associated events:
- Acrochordus arafurae, scientific name of Arafura File-snake
- Arafura FantailArafura FantailThe Arafura Fantail , sometimes known as the Wood Fantail, inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands, the northern coast of Australia from the Kimberley to the western side of the Cape York Peninsula, including subcoastally in the Top End of the Northern Territory, and southern New Guinea...
, small bird in the Fantail family - Arafura GamesArafura GamesThe Arafura Games is a Multi-sport event held every 2 years in the Australian city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory. It is an international event which draws its competitors from around the world. First held in 1991, the most recent Games, held in 2009, involved over 30 nations and over 3,000...
, international multi-sport event drawing competitors from Australasia and Asia - Arafura JunglesArafura JunglesThe Arafura Jungles form a site with an area of about 5000 ha in eastern Arnhem Land, in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It contains twelve patches of monsoon vine forest of areas varying from 1.5 ha to 50 ha, representing four distinct floristic types, in the sandstone...
, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia - Arafura SeaArafura SeaThe Arafura Sea lies west of the Pacific Ocean overlying the continental shelf between Australia and New Guinea.-Geography:The Arafura Sea is bordered by Torres Strait and through that the Coral Sea to the east, the Gulf of Carpentaria to the south, the Timor Sea to the west and the Banda and Ceram...
, located between northern Australia and New Guinea - Arafura SwampArafura SwampThe Arafura Swamp is a large inland freshwater wetland in Arnhem Land, in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a near pristine floodplain with an area of 700 km2 that may expand to 1300 km2 by the end of the wet season, making it the largest wooded swamp in the Northern...
, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia - Electoral division of ArafuraElectoral division of ArafuraArafura is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1983, and takes its name from the Arafura Sea, which adjoins the electorate. The electorate is predominantly rural, encompassing in western Arnhem Land and the Tiwi Islands, and...
, in Australia's Northern Territory