 Karumba is in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, by road from Normanton and from the state capital, Brisbane.Karumba is within the Shire of Carpentaria, the administrative headquarters of which is in Normanton.The town is sited at the mouth of the Norman River, and enjoys the distinction of being the only town along the southern Gulf of Carpentaria that is within sight of the Gulf itself (the Gulf's extensive tidal flats prohibits settlement elsewhere along its shore).