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.

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Carpentaria British  

/ ˌkɑːpənˈtɛərɪə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

“It’s very much part of my consciousness and my thinking,” she said of Carpentaria.

From New York Times

A pattern quickly emerged—about every 18 to 19 years, mangrove tree cover along the Gulf of Carpentaria thinned out significantly before bouncing back to normal within a couple of years.

From Scientific American

During the wet season, the Gulf of Carpentaria in tropical north Queensland holds a myriad of winding rivers, estuaries, creeks and streams that create one of nature's intricate vivid landscapes.

From BBC

Alexis Wright: I’m awed by the range, experiment and political intelligence of her work, from fiction such as “Carpentaria” and “The Swan Book,” to her “collective memoir” of an Aboriginal elder in “Tracker.”

From New York Times