Waterways

Lake Frome (tributary)
LAKE FROME, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - MUDNA
Aerial image taken at 30.65 S 139.50 E

In South Australia, Lake Frome is 100 kms long, 40 kms wide, yet incredibly its maximum depth is only 50 cm. 

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Port Hedland (estuary)
PORT HEDLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA - MARRAPIKURRINYA
Aerial image taken at 20.36 S 118.42 E

Everything about Port Hedland is huge. Like the endless iron ore on massive trains snaking their way to gargantuan ships in Australia’s highest tonnage port.

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Roebuck Bay (basin)
ROEBUCK BAY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA - YAWURU NAGULAGUN

Aerial image taken at 18.05 S 122.40 E

Named after the ship in which William Dampier explored the coast of north-western Australia in 1699, Roebuck Bay is a relative stone’s-throw from Broome to the north. 

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Alligator Rivers
ALLIGATOR RIVERS, NORTHERN TERRITORY - KAKADU

Aerial image taken at 12.41 S 132.40 E

The stunning Alligator Rivers (misnamed in 1818 for its crocodiles) includes parts of Arnhem Land and the Kakadu National Park. 

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Diamantina River
DIAMANTINA RIVER, QUEENSLAND - MAIAWALI COUNTRY

Aerial image taken at 23.77 S 141.14 E

Named after Queensland’s first Governor’s wife, the Diamantina flows 900km south-west en route to Lake Eyre in SA.

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