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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.

Van Diemen Gulf
Map showing the layout of Van Diemen Gulf. Darwin is in lower left corner.
Van Diemen Gulf
Coordinates11°49′S 131°57′E
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]

History


The gulf was named after the Dutch colonial governor, Anthony van Diemen (1593–1645).[3]

Phillip Parker King and his crew in the 76-tonne cutter HMS Mermaid surveyed the coastline in early 1818, encountering local Aboriginal people and proas sailed by Makassans, and passed by the Gulf on other voyages.[4]


Geography


The gulf connects to the Timor Sea in the north via Dundas Strait, and is also connected to the Beagle Gulf in the west by the Clarence Strait. It is partially enclosed by Melville Island and the Cobourg Peninsula, and measures about 140 kilometres (90 mi) by 80 kilometres (50 mi).[5]

Rivers draining into the Gulf include the South Alligator River, the East Alligator River, the Mary River, Wildman River and the Adelaide River. The Kakadu National Park adjoins its south-east coast.[6]

Photo of part of the Van Diemen Gulf taken from the International Space Station, April 2015
Photo of part of the Van Diemen Gulf taken from the International Space Station, April 2015

Administrative status


On 4 April 2007, most of the area occupied by the Van Diemen Gulf was gazetted as a locality with the name Van Diemen Gulf by the Northern Territory Government, who also included it in the local government area of the West Arnhem Region.[7][8][9]


References


  1. "Place Names Register Extract - "Van Diemen Gulf"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 27.
  3. "Diemen, Anthony van" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
  4. "King, Phillip Parker (1791–1856)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Melbourne University Press. 1967. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 November 2020 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  5. "Van Diemen Gulf". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. "Drainage Divisions" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. "Place Names Register Extract - "Van Diemen Gulf" (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. "Extent of the locality of "Van Diemen Gulf"". NT Atlas and Spatial Data DirectorGovernment. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. "Localities within West Arnhem Shire (sic)" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

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[ru] Ван-Димен (залив)

Зали́в Ван-Ди́мен (англ. Van Diemen Gulf) — залив в северной части Австралии, расположенный между полуостровами Арнем-Ленд, Коберг и островом Мелвилл. В западной части соединён проливом Кларенс с заливом Бигл, который является частью Тиморского моря. В северной части (между полуостровом Коберг и островом Мелвилл) соединён проливом Дандас с Арафурским морем. Общая площадь залива составляет около 14 тысяч км². В залив впадают реки Мэри, Аделаида, Саут-Аллигейтор, Ист-Аллигейтор.



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