Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
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Joseph Bonaparte Gulf is a large body of water off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia, at . It is named after Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and King of Naples (1806-1808) and then Spain (1808-1813).
The gulf is also often referred to in Australia as the Bonaparte Gulf.
The Ord River and Victoria River drain into the gulf.
The Bonaparte Basin is a large sedimentary basin underlying the gulf and a large part of the Timor Sea, deriving its name from the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, which has a number of producing and potential oilfields.
[edit] References
- Web page of www.tutiempo.net about the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (in Spanish).
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