Van Diemen Gulf
Van Diemen Gulf (11°49′S 131°57′E / 11.817°S 131.950°E) is a gulf between Arnhem Land, the Cobourg Peninsula and Melville Island in northern Australia. It joins the Timor Sea in the west by the Clarence Strait near the city of Darwin. It joins the Arafura Sea in the north by Dundas Strait between Melville Island and Cobourg Peninsula. It covers an area of about 14,000 km².
Rivers flowing into the Gulf include the South Alligator River, the East Alligator River and the Adelaide River.
Abel Tasman mapped the northern entrance to the Gulf, Dundas Strait, in 1644.[1] The Gulf is named after the Dutch Governor of Batavia, Anthony Van Diemen.
The waters in the Gulf near the Cobourg Peninsula are protected by the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park.[2]
References
- ↑ "Kakadu National Park - Explorers". environment.gov.au. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - ↑ "Garig Gunak Barlu National Park - Find a Park - Parks - Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts". nt.gov.au. 2011 [last update]. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park
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