Shaw River
The Shaw River is an ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It was named by explorer F.T. Gregory on 21 August 1861 after Norton Shaw, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 24 metres (79 feet)
- Description: river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia,
Shaw River
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Latitude
-20.33333° or 20° 20′ south
Longitude
119.28333° or 119° 17′ east
Open location code
5PFXM78M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Shaw River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Shaw”
- Cebuano: “Shaw River”
- Dutch: “Shaw”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر شو”
- German: “Shaw River (De Grey River)”
- German: “Shaw River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Shaw”
- Swedish: “Shaw River”
- Welsh: “Afon Shaw”
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