Gulf of Carpentaria

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gulf-of-carpentaria

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How wide is the Gulf of Carpentaria?590 km (370 mi)
2. How long is the Gulf of Carpentaria?Exceeds 700 km (430 mi)
3. Who discovered the Gulf of Carpentaria?Submerged coral reef province recognized in 2004
4. What is the geographic classification?Large, shallow sea bay on the northern continental shelf of Australia
5. What is the northern boundary definition?Line from Slade Point (QLD) to Cape Arnhem (NT)
6. How big is the Gulf of Carpentaria?It is about 590 km wide at its mouth and over 700 km long from north to south. It covers roughly 300,000 square kilometers.

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Continental Shelf: The submerged edge of a continent, sloping gently from the coast into deeper water.
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Bathymetry: The measurement of the depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.