Cape York

British  

noun

1. the northernmost point of the Australian mainland, in N Queensland on the Torres Strait at the tip of Cape York Peninsula (a peninsula between the Coral Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria)

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Example Sentences

His father is a Torres Strait Islander, from the tropical archipelago between the country's northwestern Cape York and Papua New Guinea.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2016

The Australian Conservation Foundation's Andrew Picone said a range of issues needed to be considered before allowing egg harvesting in Cape York.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2016

This mosquito is only found in the Torres Strait, to the north of Australia, between Australia’s Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2016

The claim - filed on behalf of nine traditional owners - refers to much of the Cape York Peninsula in the far north of Queensland.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2015

The most important transmissions were of New Guinea shell fishhooks, which spread far into Australia, and of New Guinea outrigger canoes, which spread down the Cape York Peninsula.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond