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| Van Diemen Gulf | |
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 Map showing the layout of Van Diemen Gulf. Darwin is in lower left corner. | |
  Van Diemen Gulf | |
| Coordinates | 11°49′S 131°57′E / 11.817°S 131.950°E |
| Type | Gulf |
| Etymology | Anthony van Diemen.[1] |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) [2] |
| Max. width | 45 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.
- ^ "Place Names Register Extract - "Van Diemen Gulf"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ 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.