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Gulf of Carpentaria
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| Name |
Gulf of Carpentaria |
| Type Designation |
Gulf |
| Place Id |
13322 |
| Place Type |
Feature |
| Status |
Recorded |
| Date Registered |
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| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-13° 23' S
(Decimal degrees -13.3879) |
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Longitude:
137° 26' E
(Decimal degrees 137.4441) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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Anindilyakwa |
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Calvert |
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East Arnhem |
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Limmen |
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Numburindi |
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Pellew Islands |
| Local Government Area |
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| History/Origin |
In April 1644, Tasman named the Gulf after Pieter de Carpentier, a Councillor of the Dutch East India Company and Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1623 - 1627). |
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