Joseph Bonaparte Gulf

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf is a large body of water off the coast of the and and part of the Timor Sea. It was named after Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and King of Naples and then Spain by French explorer and naturalist Nicolas Baudin in 1803.
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Joseph Bonaparte Gulf

Latitude
-14.25° or 14° 15′ south
Longitude
128.5° or 128° 30′ east
Open location code
5QQCQG22+22
Geo­Names ID
2068951
Wiki­data ID
Q1706655
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Joseph Bonaparte Gulf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: خليج جوزيف بونابرت
  • Belarusian: Жазеф-Банапарт
  • Belarusian: Жазэф-Банапарт (затока)
  • Belarusian: Жазэф-Банапарт
  • Belarusian: Жозэф-Банапарт (заліў)
  • Belarusian: Заліў Жазеф-Банапарт
  • Belarusian: Заліў Жозэф-Банапарт
  • Belarusian: затока Жазэфа Банапарта
  • Bulgarian: Жозеф Бонапарт (залив)
  • Bulgarian: Жозеф Бонапарт
  • Cebuano: Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
  • Chinese: 約瑟夫·波拿巴灣
  • Chinese: 約瑟夫波拿巴灣
  • Chinese: 约瑟夫·波拿巴湾
  • Czech: záliv Josefa Bonaparta
  • Czech: Záliv Josefa Bonaparta
  • Dutch: Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
  • Dutch: Joseph Bonaparte-golf
  • French: Bonaparte Gulf
  • French: golfe Joseph Bonaparte
  • French: Golfe Joseph Bonaparte
  • French: Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
  • German: Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
  • German: Joseph-Bonaparte-Golf
  • Japanese: ジョセフ・ボナパルト湾
  • Latvian: Žozefa Bonaparta līcis
  • Lithuanian: Juozapo Bonaparto įlanka
  • Polish: Zatoka Józefa Bonapartego
  • Russian: Жозеф-Бонапарт (залив)
  • Russian: Жозеф-Бонапарт
  • Slovak: Záliv Jozefa Bonaparta
  • Spanish: Golfo de José Bonaparte
  • Swedish: Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
  • Ukrainian: Жозеф-Бонапарт (затока)
  • Ukrainian: Жозеф-Бонапарт
  • Urdu: خلیج جوزف بوناپارٹ

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