Carpentaria

[ kahr-puhn-tair-ee-a ]

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noun

Gulf of, a gulf on the coast of N Australia. About 480 miles (775 km) long; about 300 miles (485 km) wide.

Carpentaria

/ ˌkɑːpənˈtɛərɪə /

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

There we might hope to find the division of the waters still undiscovered—the pass to Carpentaria still unexplored.

In it he mentions a difficult pass they went through on the route to Carpentaria, of which my son does not speak.

I think that by this time the party must have reached the Gulf of Carpentaria, supposing them to have proceeded in that direction.

Between the Carpentaria a considerable portion is rangy, but well watered and richly grassed.

We have discovered a practicable route to Carpentaria, the chief position of which lies in the 140 degrees of east longitude.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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