Karumba

Karumba is the only place where there is sealed road access to the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a prawning and fishing town, where you can watch the sun set over the gulf.
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  • Type: Town with 487 residents
  • Description: town in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: “Karumba, Queensland”, “Karumba, Queensland, Australia”, “Kimberly”, and “隆卡巴”
  • Neighbors:

Karumba

Latitude
-17.4876° or 17° 29′ 15″ south
Longitude
140.8404° or 140° 50′ 26″ east
Population
487
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
IATA airport code
KRB
UN/LOCODE
AU KRB
Open location code
5RJ2GR6R+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 247814380
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2161798
Wiki­data ID
Q678093
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Karumba” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كارومبا”
  • Asturian: “Karumba”
  • Dutch: “Karumba”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارومبا”
  • French: “Karumba”
  • German: “Karumba”
  • Japanese: “カルンバ”
  • Persian: “کارومبا”
  • Polish: “Karumba”
  • Portuguese: “Karumba”
  • Russian: “Карумба”
  • Wu Chinese: “卡隆巴（澳大利亚）”
  • Wu Chinese: “卡隆巴”

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