Franklin

The Franklin River is a major perennial river located in the and western regions of , Australia. The river is located in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in western Tasmania
  • Also known as: “Franklin River”, “Franklin River, Tasmania”, and “The Franklin”

Franklin

Latitude
-42.56667° or 42° 34′ south
Longitude
145.71667° or 145° 43′ east
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Open location code
4R97CPM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2166151
Wiki­data ID
Q1326299
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Franklin” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆրանկլին (գետ, Թասմանիա)”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրանկլին”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Franklin”
  • Bengali: “ফ্রাঙ্কলিন নদী”
  • Cebuano: “Franklin River”
  • Chinese: “富兰克林河”
  • Dutch: “Franklin River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر فرانكلين”
  • French: “Franklin River”
  • Georgian: “ფრანკლინი”
  • German: “Franklin River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Franklin”
  • Russian: “Франклин”
  • Swedish: “Franklin River, Tasmanien”
  • Swedish: “Franklin River”
  • Ukrainian: “Франклін”
  • Welsh: “Afon Franklin”

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