Thomson River

The Thomson River is a perennial river that forms part of the Lake Eyre Basin, situated in the central west and western regions of , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windorah.

Town
is a town and a locality in the , , Australia. It is one of only three towns in the Shire of Barcoo in Central West Queensland. In the 2021 census, the locality of had a population of 104 people. is situated 9 km southwest of Thomson River.

Thomson River

Latitude
-25.37568° or 25° 22′ 32″ south
Longitude
142.73525° or 142° 44′ 7″ east
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
Open location code
5R64JPFP+P4
Geo­Names ID
2146805
Wiki­data ID
Q2428730
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Thomson River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر طومسون
  • Armenian: Թոմսոն գետ
  • Asturian: Ríu Thomson
  • Cebuano: Thompson River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر تومسون
  • German: Thomson River (Cooper Creek)
  • German: Thomson River
  • Irish: Abhainn Thomson
  • Japanese: トムソン川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Thomson
  • Norwegian: Thomson
  • Polish: Thomson (rzeka w Queenslandzie)
  • Polish: Thomson
  • Spanish: Rio Thomson
  • Spanish: Río Thomson
  • Swedish: Thompson River
  • Turkish: Thomson Nehri (Queensland)
  • Turkish: Thomson Nehri
  • Urdu: دریائے تھامسن
  • Welsh: Afon Thomson

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