Carpentaria
Americannoun
noun
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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
“It’s very much part of my consciousness and my thinking,” she said of Carpentaria.
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
On the Gulf of Carpentaria are two small ports.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby
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