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Staaten | |
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Location of the Staaten River mouth in Queensland | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | Far North Queensland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
• location | west of Torwood |
• coordinates | 17°15′32″S 143°30′44″E / 17.25889°S 143.51222°E |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Mouth | Gulf of Carpentaria |
• coordinates | 16°23′35″S 141°17′39″E / 16.39306°S 141.29417°E |
Length | 383 km (238 mi) |
Basin size | 25,732 km2 (9,935 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
National park | Staaten River National Park |
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The Staaten River is a river in northern Queensland, Australia, rising in the Great Dividing Range and flowing northwest into the Gulf of Carpentaria.