title: Menthe people
text: # Menthe people
  
  The Menthe, occasionally called Menthajangal (Menhdheyangal), are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.
  
  ## Country
  
  The Menthe had approximately 300 square miles (780 $km^2)$ of land around the Bonaparte Gulf. Along the coast it ran south from Red Cliff down past Cape Scott. Their hinterland extension had a depth of some 10 miles bordering on the coastal swamps in that area.
  
  