Victoria River (Northern Territory)

river in the Northern Territory, Australia

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

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  1. "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. 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.