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GULF OF See also:CARPENTARIA
, an extensive See also:arm of the See also:sea deeply indenting the See also:north See also:coast of See also:Australia, between 10° 40' and 17° 4o' S., and 135° 30' and 142 ° E
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Its length is 48o m. and its extreme breadth (E. to W.) 420 M
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It is bounded E. by Cape See also:York See also:Peninsula, and W. by the See also:Northern Territory of See also:South Australia
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Near its See also:southern extremity is situated a See also:group of islands called See also:Wellesley; and towards the western See also:side are the See also:Sir See also:Edward Pellew Islands, the Groote Eylandt and others
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A large number of See also:rivers find their way to the gulf, and some are of considerable See also:size
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On the eastern side there is the See also:Mitchell See also:river; at the south-See also:east corner the See also: |
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