Gulf of Carpentaria
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The Gulf of Carpentaria is a large, shallow sea indenting the northern coast of Australia between Queensland and the Northern Territory, known for its rich fisheries and remote, sparsely populated coastline.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gulf
ⓘ
marginal sea ⓘ |
| borders |
Arnhem Land
ⓘ
Cape York Peninsula ⓘ Northern Territory ⓘ Queensland ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectedVia | Torres Strait ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 300000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | about 55 metres ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineCharacteristic |
remote
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiverMouth |
Flinders River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilbert River NERFINISHED ⓘ Leichhardt River NERFINISHED ⓘ McArthur River ⓘ Mitchell River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholson River NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman River NERFINISHED ⓘ Roper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 70 metres ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Bentinck Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Groote Eylandt ⓘ Mornington Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellesley Islands ⓘ |
| hasPhenomenon | Morning Glory cloud ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Karumba
ⓘ
Nhulunbuy ⓘ Weipa ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
dry season
ⓘ
wet season ⓘ |
| hasTidalRange | generally small ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial prawn fishing
ⓘ
rich fisheries ⓘ seasonal monsoon rains ⓘ tropical cyclones ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arafura Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Arafura Sea region
northern Australia ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Australia
|
| locatedOnContinent | Australia ⓘ |
| opensTo | Arafura Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australasian Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| salinity | slightly lower than open ocean ⓘ |
| seaSurfaceTemperature | warm year-round ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
barramundi
ⓘ
commercial prawn species ⓘ dugongs ⓘ marine turtles ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners |
Aboriginal Australian peoples
ⓘ
Gangalidda people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaiadilt people ⓘ Yolngu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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