Which of the following bodies of water lies between australia and papua new guinea?

a. the southern ocean
b. the coral sea
c. the torres strait is a body of water that lies between australia and the melanesian island of new guinea.
d. the tasman sea
e. the torres strait

c. The Torres Strait is a body of water that lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.

Explanation:

The Torres Strait a strait that lies between the nations of the Australia and that of the Papua new guinea and is approximately 150 km and its name was given by the traveler Luís Torres, who passed along this strait in the 1606.  The straight link the coral sea in the east to that of the Arafura Sea to the west.  The s very shallow and form at a depth of 7 to 15 m and sometimes it becomes difficult for navigation. At least 274 islands the 17th of them have permanent settlements. The island varies in terms of the topographically and ecologically. And was historically formed by the inhabitants 2,500 years ago.

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