Pennefather | |
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Location of Pennefather River mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | In honour of Charles de Fonblanque Pennefather[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | Far North Queensland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mapoon |
• coordinates | 12°19′53″S 141°52′22″E / 12.33147°S 141.87289°E |
• elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
Source confluence | Fish Creek and a series of unnamed waterways |
• location | Port Musgrave Aggregation wetlands |
• coordinates | 12°15′17″S 141°48′19″E / 12.25472°S 141.80528°E |
• elevation | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
Mouth | Gulf of Carpentaria |
• location | south of Mapoon |
• coordinates | 12°13′44″S 141°43′14″E / 12.22889°S 141.72056°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
Basin size | 3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi) |
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The Pennefather River is a river located on the western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.[1]
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