Victoria River (Northern Territory) facts for kids
The Victoria River is in longest river in the Northern Territory of Australia. It flows into the Timor Sea. Philip Parker King explored the mouth of the river on 12 September 1819. In 1839, the crew of HMS Beagle travelled more than 200 km up the river. In 1854 the explorer Augustus Charles Gregory reached the river after crossing the north of Australia from Brisbane, Queensland.
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