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The King River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise between the Durack Range and the Saw Range. It flows southwards before turning north and continuing until it discharges into the West Arm of the Cambridge Gulf just south of Wyndham. The river was named in 1884 during hydrographic surveys by Staff Commander James Coghlan after Captain Phillip Parker King, who was the first European to chart the river mouth in 1818.

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  • The King River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise between the Durack Range and the Saw Range. It flows southwards before turning north and continuing until it discharges into the West Arm of the Cambridge Gulf just south of Wyndham. The river was named in 1884 during hydrographic surveys by Staff Commander James Coghlan after Captain Phillip Parker King, who was the first European to chart the river mouth in 1818. The river flooded in 2005 following heavy rainfall when Cyclone Ingrid crossed the coast in the area. At Diggers Rest Station near Wyndham fences and livestock were swept away. The Indigenous Australian name for the river is Goolime and traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Ngarinjin, for the area around its headwaters. (en)
  • De King is een rivier in de regio Kimberley in West-Australië. (nl)
  • King River är ett vattendrag i Australien. Det ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 2 200 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Omgivningarna runt King River är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap. Trakten runt King River är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 095 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt 300 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • Sunset over the King River as seen from the King River Road (en)
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  • King River (en)
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  • Durack Range (en)
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  • De King is een rivier in de regio Kimberley in West-Australië. (nl)
  • King River är ett vattendrag i Australien. Det ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 2 200 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Omgivningarna runt King River är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap. Trakten runt King River är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 095 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt 300 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. (sv)
  • The King River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise between the Durack Range and the Saw Range. It flows southwards before turning north and continuing until it discharges into the West Arm of the Cambridge Gulf just south of Wyndham. The river was named in 1884 during hydrographic surveys by Staff Commander James Coghlan after Captain Phillip Parker King, who was the first European to chart the river mouth in 1818. (en)
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  • King River (Kimberley, Western Australia) (en)
  • King (rivier in Kimberley) (nl)
  • King River (vattendrag i Australien, Western Australia, lat -15,50, long 128,07) (sv)
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