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Gulf of Carpentaria , arm of the Arafura Sea, 305 mi (491 km) wide and 370 mi (595 km) long, indenting the northern coast of Australia. On its eastern shore, near Weipa, lies a vast bauxite deposit. Willem Jansz explored the gulf in 1606.

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Carpentaria, Gulf of, Northern Territory‐Queensland/Australia An inlet of the Arafura Sea first explored by the Dutch in 1606 and named in 1623 after Pieter Carpentier (1588–1659), governor‐general of the Dutch East Indies.

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