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The Coral Sea (French: Mer de Corail) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) down the Australian northeast coast.
- 2,394 m (7,854 ft)
- 4,791,000 km² (1,850,000 sq mi)
- 9,140 m (29,990 ft)
- 11,470,000 km³ (9.30×10¹² acre⋅ft)
Sep 28, 2021 · The Coral Sea is a tropical marginal sea of the southwestern Pacific Ocean off the northeastern coast of Australia. It contains the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, and many islands and reefs. Learn about its geography, ecology, history and tourism activities.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4–8, 1942), World War II naval and air engagement in which a U.S. fleet thwarted the Japanese invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea. The battle, fought primarily between aircraft and naval vessels, foreshadowed the kind of carrier warfare that marked later fighting in the Pacific War.
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Often overshadowed by the Battle of Midway, the hard-fought carrier naval battle in May 1942 in the waters of the Coral Sea north of Australia marked the end of the phase of Japanese triumphs in the Pacific War and proved to be of strategic significance.
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first time since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that the enemy’s seemingly relentless advance into the Pacific was checked. It was also the first major...
Apr 8, 2024 · Coral Sea, sea of the southwestern Pacific Ocean, extending east of Australia and New Guinea, west of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides, and south of the Solomon Islands. It is about 1,400 miles (2,250 km) north-south and 1,500 miles east-west and covers an area of 1,849,800 square miles.
Jun 26, 2020 · June 26, 2020. What lies off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, in the Coral Sea? The region was mostly unexplored and uncharted until a recent expedition searched its dark waters, uncovering an...
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