Ward River

The Ward River is a river in , Australia. The headwaters of the river rise on the Cape York Peninsula approximately 12 kilometres from the west coast and flows south through uninhabited country along the coastal plain and eventually discharges into Archer Bay, along with the and , just north of Aurukun and then onto the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: Ward” and “Wudan River

Ward River

Latitude
-13.30299° or 13° 18′ 11″ south
Longitude
141.73763° or 141° 44′ 16″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
5RR3MPWQ+R3
Geo­Names ID
2144686
Wiki­data ID
Q21898556
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ward River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Ward River
  • Irish: Abhainn Ward
  • Russian: Уорд
  • Swedish: Ward River
  • Welsh: Afon Ward

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