Clarence Strait (Northern Territory)

Clarence Strait in northern Australia separates Melville Island from the mainland of Australia. It also connects the Beagle Gulf in the west to the Van Diemen Gulf in the east. It is approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the city of Darwin.

Coordinates: 12°0′S 131°0′E / 12°S 131°E / -12; 131

List of Australian seas

Ocean	Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean

Sea	Arafura Sea Coral Sea Tasman Sea Timor Sea

Strait	Bass Strait Clarence Strait Dundas Strait Endeavour Strait Investigator Strait Torres Strait

Gulf	Beagle Gulf Cambridge Gulf Gulf of Carpentaria Exmouth Gulf Joseph Bonaparte Gulf Gulf St Vincent Spencer Gulf Van Diemen Gulf

Famous quotes containing the words clarence and/or strait:

“Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”
—Richard Sherman, songwriter, Robert Sherman, songwriter, and Clarence Brown. A Spoonful of Sugar (song)

“We approached the Indian Island through the narrow strait called “Cook.” He said, “I ‘xpect we take in some water there, river so high,—never see it so high at this season. Very rough water there, but short; swamp steamboat once. Don’t paddle till I tell you, then you paddle right along.” It was a very short rapid. When we were in the midst of it he shouted “paddle,” and we shot through without taking in a drop.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)