Cape York Peninsula

American  

noun

1. a peninsula in NE Australia, in N Queensland, between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea.

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Example Sentences

Some of his belongings have since been found near a river on Queensland's remote Cape York Peninsula.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Though palm cockatoos also live in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, they have been observed drumming only in Cape York Peninsula, which suggests the habit is cultural.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2017

The claim - filed on behalf of nine traditional owners - refers to much of the Cape York Peninsula in the far north of Queensland.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2015

Frilled dragon of the especially dark sort seen in Cape York Peninsula: I love the fact that you can see the large caniniform teeth in this shot.

From Scientific American • Jan. 17, 2014

Intermarriage carried New Guinea physical features, such as coiled rather than straight hair, down the Cape York Peninsula.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond