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Van Diemen Gulf
Map showing the layout of Van Diemen Gulf. Darwin is in lower left corner.
Van Diemen Gulf is located in Northern Territory
Van Diemen Gulf
Van Diemen Gulf
Coordinates11°49′S 131°57′E / 11.817°S 131.950°E / -11.817; 131.950
TypeGulf
EtymologyAnthony van Diemen.[1]
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) [2]
Max. width45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) [2]

Van Diemen Gulf is a gulf in the Northern Territory of Australia. It connects to the Timor Sea in the north via Dundas Strait. Most of its area is also gazetted as a locality with the name Van Diemen Gulf.

  1. ^ "Place Names Register Extract - "Van Diemen Gulf"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 27.

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