Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Lytton National Park and Fort Lytton.
Fort Lytton National Park
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Fort Lytton National Park is a small national park, so small, that it is probably smaller than most national parks you may have been to. At only 0.13 km2, this park nestled in the suburb of Lytton near the Port of Brisbane in Brisbane's northeast, protecting Fort Lytton, which was one of Brisbane's key defence forts in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Fort Lytton
Fort
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Fort Lytton is a heritage-listed 19th century coastal fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The name “Fort Lytton” is also used to describe the 1 square mile military base that surrounded the fort.
Lytton Quarantine Station
Heritage site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brisbane Airport and Hemmant.
Brisbane Airport
Suburb
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Brisbane Airport is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Brisbane Airport had a population of 22 people. Brisbane Airport is situated 4 km west of Brisbane River.
Hemmant
Suburb
Hemmant is an eastern riverside suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Hemmant had a population of 2,886 people. Hemmant is situated 6 km south of Brisbane River.
Wynnum West
Suburb
Wynnum West and Lindum are outer eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wynnum West had a population of 12,790 people. Wynnum West is situated 6 km south of Brisbane River.
Brisbane River
- Type: Watercourse
- Description: river in Queensland, Australia
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Brisbane River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بريزبان”
- Arabic: “نهر بريزبين”
- Armenian: “Բրիսբեն”
- Asturian: “Ríu Brisbane”
- Belarusian: “Брысбен”
- Belarusian: “Брысбэйн”
- Belarusian: “Рака Брысбен”
- Catalan: “riu Brisbane”
- Cebuano: “Brisbane River”
- Chinese: “Brisbane Hô”
- Chinese: “布利斯本河”
- Chinese: “布里斯本河”
- Chinese: “布里斯班河”
- Danish: “Brisbane River”
- Dutch: “Brisbane River”
- Dutch: “Brisbane rivier”
- Dutch: “Brisbane”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بريزبان”
- Finnish: “Brisbanejoki”
- French: “Brisbane River”
- French: “Brisbane”
- French: “Rivière Brisbane”
- German: “Brisbane River”
- Hebrew: “בריזבן”
- Hebrew: “נהר בריזבן”
- Irish: “Abhainn Brisbane”
- Italian: “Brisbane”
- Japanese: “ブリスベンリバー”
- Japanese: “ブリスベン川”
- Korean: “브리즈번강”
- Latvian: “Brisbena”
- Lithuanian: “Brisbanas (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “Brisbanas”
- Malay: “Sungai Brisbane”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Brisbane Hô”
- Mongolian: “Брисбэн гол”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Brisbane River”
- Norwegian: “Brisbane”
- Polish: “Brisbane”
- Romanian: “Râul Brisbane”
- Russian: “Брисбен”
- Spanish: “Rio brisbane”
- Spanish: “Río Brisbane”
- Swedish: “Brisbane River”
- Ukrainian: “Брисбен”
- Venetian: “Fiume Brisbane”
- Welsh: “Afon Brisbane”
- Yue Chinese: “布里斯本河”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Myrtletown and Lytton.
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