Carpentaria

[ kahr-puh n-tair-ee-a ]

/ ˌkɑr pənˈtɛər i æ /

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

Example sentences from the Web for carpentaria

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

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848 |Various
Party employed preparing saddlery and equipment for the journey to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Journals of Australian Explorations |A C and F T Gregory
More than a century was to elapse before Dutch explorers again were to visit the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 |J. E. Heeres
In approaching the Gulf of Carpentaria heavy dews and fogs have become more frequent in the mornings, when it is usually calm.

Journals of Australian Explorations |A C and F T Gregory

I was unaware of the very existence of the great Gulf of Carpentaria.

The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont |Louis de Rougemont

Carpentaria

/ (ˌkɑːpənˈtɛərɪə) /

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