Gulf Country

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The Gulf Country is a remote region in northwestern Queensland, Australia, known for its vast savannah landscapes, cattle grazing, and proximity to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gulf Country canonical 20
Gulf Country region 1
Torres and Gulf region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
region
rural area
adjacentSea Arafura Sea (via Gulf of Carpentaria)
borderedBy Northern Territory
climate tropical
containsTown Burketown
Doomadgee
Karumba
Mornington Island
Normanton
country Australia
drySeasonTypicalMonths May to October
hasEconomicActivity beef cattle production
fishing
mining
tourism
hasFeature floodplains
river systems
hasIndigenousGroup Gangalidda people
Kurtijar people
Waanyi people
Yukulta people
hasLandscape grassland
savannah
hasRiver Flinders River
Gregory River
Leichhardt River
Nicholson River
Norman River
hasSeason dry season
wet season
hasVegetation eucalypt woodland
savannah woodland
isRemote true
knownFor cattle grazing
extensive cattle stations
pastoral industry
remote landscapes
seasonal wetlands
locatedIn Queensland
northwestern Queensland
locatedOn Gulf of Carpentaria
mainIndustry pastoralism
partOf Northern Australia
linked to: northern Australia
populationDensity low
traditionalOwners Aboriginal peoples
wetSeasonTypicalMonths November to April

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Division of Kennedy includesRegion Gulf Country
subject linked to: Kennedy
Northern Australia contains Gulf Country
subject linked to: northern Australia
Leichhardt River locatedIn Gulf Country
North Queensland contains Gulf Country
Morning Glory cloud isObservedNear Gulf Country
Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville regionServed Gulf Country region
linked to: Gulf Country
Normanton region Gulf Country
Burketown isIn Gulf Country
Karumba region Gulf Country
Barkly Tableland borderedBy Gulf Country
Doomadgee locatedIn Gulf Country
Kennedy Highway connects Gulf Country
Wellesley Islands partOf Torres and Gulf region
linked to: Gulf Country
Gangalidda people region Gulf Country
Riversleigh region Gulf Country
Nicholson River partOf Gulf Country
Norman River locatedInRegion Gulf Country
Gilbert River region Gulf Country