Joseph Bonaparte Gulf Size:750 x 420 684 square kilometre Important Bird

684 square kilometre Important Bird Area (IBA) designated by BirdLife International

with its islands and the land surrounding it

This area — part of the iconic Channel Country — is unique in its ability to absorb

interlaced system of tidal creeks and estuarine wetlands

silent and still for years at a time

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf Size:750 x 420 684 square kilometre Important BirdJoseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Territory 9898 Limited Edition 10 From the air, the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf appears as a vast, living canvasshifting, reshaping, whispering stories written in salt and silt. Situated off the northwestern edge of Australia, this marine park is a place defined by motion and mystery, where natures rhythms unfold in sweeping tides and swirling mud. With tides rising and falling by as much as seven metres, the landscape is