Arafura Sea, Torres Shire, Queensland
Explore Arafura Sea, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Arafura Sea, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Arafura Sea, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Arafura Sea and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Arafura Sea.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Arafura Sea |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Torres Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -10.69181 |
| Longitude | 141.50026 |
| Area | 11375.8 km² |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2221 km northwest |
Arafura Sea is a locality in the Torres Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 11375.8 km². It lies approximately 2221 km northwest of Brisbane. Arafura Sea is located at 10.6918°S, 141.5003°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Arafura Sea breathes with a vast, untamed beauty, its waters stretching to an horizon that promises endless journeys. It lies 1109.1 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 329°T). The landscape here is a study in primal forces: rugged coastlines give way to wetlands teeming with life, where the air hangs thick with the scent of salt and damp earth. Mangrove roots, like gnarled fingers, grip the muddy shores, a testament to the relentless pulse of the tides. Sun-bleached driftwood, smoothed by countless voyages of the sea, lies scattered like forgotten bones on the beaches, each piece whispering tales of distant shores. The light, particularly as dusk descends, paints the sky in hues of bruised purple and fiery orange, a fleeting spectacle that mirrors the raw, elemental power of this northern edge of the continent.
This corner of the Torres Shire has long been a crossroads, a place where ancient pathways meet modern trade routes, its history etched into the very sand and sea. For millennia, Indigenous peoples have navigated these waters, their connection to this land as deep and enduring as the ocean itself. More recently, the drive for resources, particularly pearl shell and later aquaculture, has shaped the local economy, drawing a hardy breed of people to its shores. Small fishing fleets still venture out, their colourful hulls a familiar sight against the turquoise expanse, bringing in the day's catch that graces the tables of the modest eateries. The rhythm of life in Arafura Sea is dictated by the sea and the seasons, a slower cadence than the bustling cities, a place where the vastness of the ocean imbues everyday life with a quiet sense of perspective.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Arafura Sea, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Arafura Sea, in the Torres Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Arafura Sea includes the postcode, telephone area code (07), and local government area (Torres Shire). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Arafura Sea is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |