The longest single river in Australia is the Murray River, with a total length of about 2508km (see the related link).
Sometimes, the Darling River is regarded as the longest, as there are numerous tributaries in the north which make up the start of the Darling - but these are separate rivers. The Darling is, in fact, only the third-longest river in Australia, coming after the Murray and the Murrumbidgee.
Although the Darling and Murray Rivers are two quite separate rivers, together with their numerous tributaries, they form the largest river system in Australia, referred to as the Murray-Darling system.
There are several major rivers in north Western Australia. They are:
Two smaller rivers include Fortescue River and Margaret River.
The Murray river is Australia's longest river. It is 2508 km or 1558 miles in length. It is the third longest navigable river in the world.
The longest river in Australia is the Murray river (part of the Murray-Darling river system, the largest in Australia) which defines the NSW/Victoria border.
The largest river in Western Australia is the Gascoyne River, with a length of 834km.
Whilst Western Australia's capital city, Perth, is built on the Swan River, the Gascoyne River is the longestriver in Western Australia.
The Gascoyne River is the longest river in Western Australia.
Murray
There is no river that runs all the way through Western Australia. Some of the rivers in Western Australia include:Swan River, upon which Perth is builtGascoyne River, the longest in Western AustraliaAvon RiverOrd RiverFitzroy RiverNicholson RiverNambung RiverTwo smaller rivers include Fortescue River and Margaret River.
the amazon river is the longest river in the western hemisphere
Australia's longest river, the Murray River, is 2508 km long, while the world's longest river, the Nile, has a total length of 6695 km. This means that Australia's longest river is 4187 km shorter than the world's longest river.
The longest river in Australia is the Murray River. Its length is around 2508 km.
Not at all. The longest river in Australia is the Murray River, with a length of around 2508km. The world's longest river is the Nile River, which is about 6650km, followed by the Amazon, with a length of 6400km.
No - the Gascoyne is the largest river in Western Australia.
No. Although the Murray River is the longest river in Australia, it is not the fourth longest river in the world.
Victoria River: longest river in Northern Territory, Australia.
Not at all. The Yarra River does not even rank in the top ten longest rivers in Australia. Australia's longest river is the Murray River, extending for 2508 km.
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Rhine River
Yes. The Murray River is the longest river in Australia, with a length of about 2508 km from its source in the Australian Alps to its mouth at Goolwa, on the coast of South Australia.