Carpentaria
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
In 2015, about 10% of Australia's vast mangrove forests in the Gulf of Carpentaria mysteriously died.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022
Nathan crossed the eastern Australia coast on Friday before weakening over land, only to regain much of its punch as it crossed over the tropical waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory.
From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2015
A route from Moreton bay to the gulf of Carpentaria will be easily constructed.
From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by Bartlett, John Russell
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