Murray River
The Murray River is a river in the southwest of Western Australia. It played a significant part in the expansion of settlement in the area south of Perth after the arrival of British settlers at the Swan River Colony in 1829.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: River
- Description: river in Peel region of Western Australia
- Also known as: “Bilya Maadjit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cooper’s Mill (fmr).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Yunderup and South Yunderup.
North Yunderup
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Yunderup is a locality near Mandurah, Western Australia, located on the north bank of the Murray River within the Shire of Murray. Its postcode is 6208, and in the 2011 Census, it had a population of 849 with a median age of 46, nearly all of whom live in separate dwellings.
South Yunderup
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Yunderup is a township near Mandurah, Western Australia, located on the south bank of the Murray River within the Shire of Murray. Its postcode is 6208, and in the 2011 Census, it had a population of 2,235 with a median age of 50.
Furnissdale
Suburb
Furnissdale is a locality near Mandurah, Western Australia, to the south of Pinjarra Road and near the Serpentine River entrance into the Peel Inlet within the Shire of Murray.
Murray River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.57773° or 32° 34′ 40″ southLongitude
115.78774° or 115° 47′ 16″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
4PVQCQCQ+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 592879988OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
2065166Wikidata ID
Q1225655
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Murray River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Murray”
- Cebuano: “Murray River”
- Dutch: “Murray (rivier in West-Australie)”
- Dutch: “Murray”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر موراى”
- French: “Murray”
- German: “Murray River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Murray”
- Polish: “Murray (rzeka w Australii Zachodniej)”
- Polish: “Murray”
- Swedish: “Murray River”
- Welsh: “Afon Murray”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ravenswood and Barragup.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murray River Caravan Park and Kingfisher Park.
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