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Victoria (Victory) - State of the south-eastern Australia, The smallest state in the territory of the mainland. Victoria Square is 237 629 км (6-place among the Australian states),the state's population 5,012 million. The capital and largest city - Melbourne.

Over 80% residents living in two cities – in the capital, Melbourne (3,3 Million) and r. Geelong. Main mineral resources of Victoria – energy. In the Latrobe Valley brown coal is extracted, used in thermal power plants. In Bass Strait are being developed oil and gas. Victoria – the main supplier of fuel oil in the country.

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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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Flinders (Flinders River) - The longest river in the Australian state Квинсленд.

The length of Flinedrs 1004 км, and the basin area - about 109 708 км. Among the largestkm the tributaries of the river Cloncurry and Saxby.

Flinders fountain located in the south-western slopes of the Gregory, are part of the Great Dividing Range, near Kargun.

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