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

The last fatal crocodile attack happened in April this year on the Kennedy River in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.

From BBC

The new discovery lies in the northern part of the reef roughly 60 miles from the Cape York Peninsula, a wilderness area in Australia’s far north that has few towns, ports or tourists.

From New York Times

The bureau issued a storm warning on Sunday for damaging winds and flooding rains over the Cape York Peninsula on the far northern tip of Australia, including the bauxite mining town of Weipa.

From Reuters

The boomerang, that quintessential Australian weapon, was abandoned in the Cape York Peninsula of northeastern Australia.

From Literature