Australia. Guide to Australia

‘Rivers’

Adelaide ( Adelaide River) - Navigable river in Australia,flowing through the Northern Territory the country and empties into the Timor Sea about 50 km north-east of the city Darwin.

Formed from the merger of the two rivers. At Adelaide River is a small town of Adelaide River.

Adelaide River was opened by John Lortie Stokes ( John Lort Stokes) and A. P. Ficmorisom (L.R. Fitzmaurice) in 1839 year during the study of the Northern Territory coast in the ship «Beagle».

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Berdekin ( Burdekin River) - A river in the Australian state Квинсленд. Length Berdekin - 732 km,source of the river is located on the western slope of the ridge Seaview, near the town of Ingham. The mouth is located in the Bay Apstart Coral Sea, That, is part of the Pacific Ocean. main tributaries Berdekina – River Clark, Sattor, Bowen, Belyando and Cape.

River Berdekin, as and Murray, plays an important role in the Australian economy and has the fourth largest pool on the continent.

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Dajamantina (Diamantina River) - River,shared by the states Квинсленд and South Australia.The length of Dayamantiny 941 km, source of the river to the north-west of Longreach in Queensland, then the river flows in a southwesterly direction through the central regions of the state and empties into the swamp of Goyder Lagoon, located on the north Strzelecki Desert.

Most of the basin has a flat character Dayamantiny: the highest areas,northeastward,hardly reach 500 m above sea level. Approximately midway between Wynton and Berdsvillem National Park is located Daymantina.

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