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
Although the Waanyi nation is connected to the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Wright was born around 220 miles south, in the searing hot country town of Cloncurry, Queensland, in 1950.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024
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 • 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
In the same year William Landsborough left the Gulf of Carpentaria in search of Burke and Wills; and Alfred Howitt started from Victoria on the same errand.
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
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