Victoria River (Northern Territory)
The Victoria River is in longest river in the Northern Territory of Australia.[1] It flows into the Timor Sea. Philip Parker King explored the mouth of the river on 12 September 1819.[2] In 1839, the crew of HMS Beagle travelled more than 200 km up the river.[2] In 1854 the explorer Augustus Charles Gregory reached the river after crossing the north of Australia from Brisbane, Queensland.[2]
Victoria River (Northern Territory) Media
Killing an Alligator, Victoria River, from John Lort Stokes' Discoveries in Australia (1846, vol. 2)
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References
- ↑ "Victoria River middle reaches and Gregory area" (PDF). Sites of Conservation Significance. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Victoria River Downs Station Northern Territory". southaustralianhistory.com.au. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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