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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 is located in Northern Territory
Dundas Strait
Dundas Strait
Location within Northern Territory
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

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  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.