Australia's longest river, flowing roughly 2,500 kilometers from the Australian Alps across the southeast of the continent to the Southern Ocean near Adelaide. Together with its main tributary the Darling, it drains the country's largest river system and irrigates a major agricultural region.
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The Murray is Australia's longest river, running through Southeastern Australia.
Source Murray River (Wikipedia)
Shaped By
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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Basin size
Basin size: 1,061,469 km2 (409,835 mi2)
Infobox, Mouth coordinates (latitude)
35°33′32″S 138°52′48″E / 35.55889°S 138.88000°E
Infobox, Mouth coordinates (longitude)
35°33′32″S 138°52′48″E / 35.55889°S 138.88000°E
On Continent: Australia, Lead section
a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river, spanning 2,508 km (1,558 mi).
Flows Through: Australia, Lead section
a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river, spanning 2,508 km (1,558 mi).
Shaped By: Faulting, Formation statement for target 287647
The Goulburn River was dammed by the southern end of the fault to create a natural lake.
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