Arafura Explained

Arafura refers to the name of the Arafura Sea, and by extension to adjoining areas or associated events:

Animals

• Arafura catfish, Netuma proxima
• Arafura fantail, Rhipidura dryas
• Arafura file snake, Acrochordus arafurae
• Arafura large-footed bat, Myotis moluccarum
• Arafura shrikethrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha

Places

• Arafura Jungles, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
• Arafura Sea, located between northern Australia and New Guinea
• Arafura Swamp, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
• Electoral division of Arafura, in Australia's Northern Territory

Other

• Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel
• Arafura Games, international multi-sport event drawing competitors from Australasia and Asia
• Arafura Resources, Australian mineral exploration company