The body of water which lies between Cape York Peninsula (northern Queensland) and the Northern Territory is the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia is the Gulf of Carpentaria.It lies between the eastern coast of the Northern Territory and the western coast of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland. Because it was originally explored by the Dutch, it was named after Dutchman Pieter Carpentier, governor‐general of the Dutch East Indies.The Gulf of Carpentaria is located on the northeast part of the Australian continent.It lies between the eastern coast of the Northern Territory and the western coast of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland. Because it was originally explored by the Dutch, it was named after Dutchman Pieter Carpentier, governor‐general of Batavia.
The most well known Australian city on the Tropic of Capricorn is Rockhampton, on the central Queensland coast.Alice Springs (in the center of Australia) is close, at just under 29 km or 17 miles south of the line.
the difference is that the upper peninsula is up and the lower peninsula is low
Uluru, also known as Ayer's Rock, is a large rock formtion found in the southern Northern Territory of central Australia. The Atacama Desert is a long and thin desert located mostly in Chile between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is the driest area on Planet Earth.
there are all different timesFrom the 1st Sun. of Apr. to the 1st Sun. of Oct., Sydney (UTC+10) is2 hrs. ahead of most of Western Australia (UTC+8),1.25 hrs. ahead of the Eucla, WA area (UTC+8.75),½ hr. ahead of the Northern Territory and South Australia (UTC+9.5), andon the same time with the rest of the mainland and Tasmania (UTC+10).From the 1st Sun. of Oct. to the 1st Sun. of Apr., Sydney (UTC+11) is3 hrs. ahead of most of Western Australia (UTC+8),2.25 hrs. ahead of the Eucla, WA area (UTC+8.75),1½ hr. ahead of the Northern Territory (UTC+9.5),1 hr. ahead of Queensland (UTC+10),½ hr. ahead of South Australia (UTC+10.5), andon the same time with the rest of the mainland and Tasmania (UTC+11).
The Northern Territory is at the top of Australia between Western Australia and Queensland.
The Gulf of Carpentaria lies between the Northern Territory and Queensland on Australia's northern coast.
The Gulf of Carpentaria lies between the Northern Territory and Queensland on Australia's northern coast.
The Northern Territory is the territory which lies north of South Australia, sandwiched between Queensland and Western Australia. This could be said to be the "northern part of central Australia". The far northern part is colloquially known as the "Top End".
It depends on which region is meant. The Northern Territory is the territory which lies north of South Australia, sandwiched between Queensland and Western Australia. The far northern part of the Northern Territory is colloquially known as the "Top End". Australia's northernmost point is Cape York, which is located in Queensland, in the northeast of the continent.
It depends on which region is meant. The Northern Territory is the territory which lies north of South Australia, sandwiched between Queensland and Western Australia. The far northern part of the Northern Territory is colloquially known as the "Top End". Australia's northernmost point is Cape York, which is located in Queensland, in the northeast of the continent.
The distance between the tip of Australia (Cape York Peninsula) and the bottom of Tasmania is around 3700km.
Yes. The Tropic of Capricorn extends from Rockhampton in the east, just north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, the continues on to cross Western Australia's coast between Carnarvon and Exmouth.
The distance between Darwin and Katherine in the Northern Territory is about 307 km.
There are more than two straits in/around Australia. Torres Strait separates the northern tip of Queensland from Papua New Guinea. Bass Strait lies between the mainland of Australia and Tasmania. Clarence Strait in the Northern Territory separates Melville Island from the mainland of Australia. Endeavour Strait lies between the Australian mainland and Prince of Wales Island, which is in the far southern end of Torres Strait. Investigator Strait is the passage of water between South Australia's Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.
The name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia is the Gulf of Carpentaria.It lies between the eastern coast of the Northern Territory and the western coast of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland. Because it was originally explored by the Dutch, it was named after Dutchman Pieter Carpentier, governor‐general of the Dutch East Indies.The Gulf of Carpentaria is located on the northeast part of the Australian continent.It lies between the eastern coast of the Northern Territory and the western coast of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland. Because it was originally explored by the Dutch, it was named after Dutchman Pieter Carpentier, governor‐general of Batavia.
Yes. Australia has several straits, two of which are particularly well known.The strait north of Australia off Cape York Peninsula (Australia's northernmost point) is Torres Strait. It is around 150 km wide, and separates Cape York Peninsula from Papua New Guinea.In the South, separating Australia's island state of Tasmania from the mainland is Bass Strait, named after its discoverer, George Bass, who circumnavigated Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) with Matthew Flinders in 1798.Other Australian straits are:Endeavour Strait, which lies between Australia and Prince of Wales Island, in the southern part of Torres StraitInvestigator Strait, which lies between Yorke Peninsula on the South Australian mainland and Kangaroo IslandCoarence Strait, located between Melville Island and the mainland of Northern TerritoryDundas Strait, which is between the eastern side of Melville Island and the Coburg Peninsula, Northern Territory