Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
| Joseph Bonaparte Gulf | ||
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Primary inflows Keep River, Victoria River, Cambridge Gulf | | |
| Settlements | Wyndham[1] | |
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf is a large body of water off the coast of the Northern Territory and Western Australia and part of the Timor Sea. It was named after Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and King of Naples (1806-1808) and then Spain (1808-1813) by French explorer and naturalist Nicolas Baudin in 1803.[2] It is also often referred to in Australia as the "Bonaparte Gulf".
Description
The
Western Australia - Northern Territory border
.
The
King River and the Forrest River drain into the Cambridge Gulf
, another gulf within the southern part of the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.
The
oilfields
.
The
Menhdheyangal people.[4]
References
- ^ "Joseph Bonaparte Gulf". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Academic Universalium".
- ^ "IBA: Legune (Joseph Bonaparte Bay)". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- Web page of www.tutiempo.net about the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (in Spanish).
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