Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula
geographical name peninsula NE Australia in N Queensland having at its N tip Cape York (on Torres Strait)

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  • Cape York Peninsula — Die Kap York Halbinsel (engl. Cape York Peninsula) ist eine Halbinsel im Norden des australischen Bundesstaates Queensland. Die Halbinsel hat eine Fläche von rund 137.000 km2 und wird von rund 18.000 Menschen bewohnt. Im Süden ist sie rund 430… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cape York Peninsula — large peninsula in NE Australia, part of Queensland, between the Gulf of Carpentaria & the Coral Sea …   English World dictionary

  • Cape York Peninsula — This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, or Cape York, Greenland. Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North… …   Wikipedia

  • Cape York Peninsula — noun a peninsula in Qld; its tip is the northernmost point of mainland Australia. The first known Europeans in the Cape York Peninsula area were Willem Jansz and the crew of the Duyfken, who sighted Cape Keer Weer in 1606 and landed on the… …  

  • Cape York Peninsula — Péninsule du cap York  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Péninsule de Yorke. La péninsule du cap York est située à l extrême nord du Queensland, en Australie. Le cap York, au bout de la péninsule, est le point le plus septentrional du continent …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cape York Peninsula — Cape York′ Penin′sula n. geg a peninsula in NE Australia, in N Queensland, between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea …   From formal English to slang

  • Cape York Peninsula — a peninsula in NE Australia, in N Queensland, between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea. * * * ▪ peninsula, Queensland, Australia  northernmost extremity of Australia, projecting into the Torres Strait between the Gulf of Carpentaria… …   Universalium

  • Cape York Peninsula — noun a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea • Instance Hypernyms: ↑peninsula • Part Holonyms: ↑Queensland, ↑Australia, ↑Commonwealth of Australia • Part Meronyms: ↑Cape York …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cape York — may refer to: * Cape York, a cape at the north west coast of Greenland, in northern Baffin Bay * Cape York, meteorite found in 1894 near Cape York (Greenland) * Cape York Peninsula, a large peninsula located in Queensland, Australia …   Wikipedia

  • Cape York Pen — Cape York Peninsula in northern Australia …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

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