Dundas Strait

Dundas Strait
Map showing the layout of Van Diemen Gulf with the Dundas Strait on the north, connecting it with the Timor Sea.
Dundas Strait
Coordinates11°20′00″S 131°35′00″E / 11.3333°S 131.5833°E / -11.3333; 131.5833
TypeStrait
EtymologyHenry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville[1]
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. width15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) [2]

Dundas Strait is a sea passage in the Northern Territory of Australia located between Melville Island and the Cobourg Peninsula. It connects the Timor Sea to the Van Diemen Gulf.

References

  1. ^ "Place Names Register Extract - "Dundas Strait"". 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. 33.


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