Palmer River

The Palmer River is a river in , Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: Palmer

Palmer River

Latitude
-16.08333° or 16° 5′ south
Longitude
142.71667° or 142° 43′ east
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
5RM4WP88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2153911
Wiki­data ID
Q1671135
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Palmer River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر بالمر
  • Asturian: Ríu Palmer
  • Chinese: 帕尔默河
  • Chinese: 帕爾默河
  • Dutch: Palmer River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر بالمر
  • French: Palmer River
  • German: Palmer River
  • Irish: Abhainn Palmer
  • Malayalam: പാമെർ നദി
  • Persian: پالمر ریور
  • Tajik: Полмр ревир
  • Welsh: Afon Palmer

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