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Carpentaria

American  
[kahr-puhn-tair-ee-a] / ˌkɑr pənˈtɛər i æ /

noun

  1. Gulf of, a gulf on the coast of N Australia. About 480 miles (775 km) long; about 300 miles (485 km) wide.


Carpentaria British  
/ ˌkɑːpənˈtɛərɪə /

noun

  1. a shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea, in N Australia between Arnhem Land and Cape York Peninsula

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The species grows only in rugged terrain near the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The cyclone crossed on to Australia’s mainland late Monday near the remote town of Borroloola on the southwestern side of the Gulf of Carpentaria, where it had been lashing island communities for several days.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

Although the Waanyi nation is connected to the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Wright was born around 220 miles south, in the searing hot country town of Cloncurry, Queensland, in 1950.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

The mystery emerged in 2015, when nearly 10 percent of the seemingly healthy mangrove forest along northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria suddenly died.

From Scientific American • Dec. 1, 2022

The furthest point reached was marked on their maps Cape Keer Weer, or Turnagain, and the shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria were supposed to be a part of New Guinea.

From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward

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