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Darling River |
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Darling RiverRiver, southeastern Australia. It is the longest member of the Murray-Darling river system. It rises in several headstreams in the Great Dividing Range and flows generally southwest across New South Wales for 1,702 mi (2,739 km) to join the Murray River at the Victoria border. Darling River a river in SE Australia, rising in the Eastern Highlands and flowing southwest to the Murray River. Length: 2740 km (1702 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The local inhabitants are the Barkinji or river people, who believe that the great Darling River was created by Barka, a mythical ancestral serpent, as it undulated across the land. Australia's Darling River looked as though it had been painted green. The name Jindalee is the aboriginal term for "bare hills" flanking the Murray and Darling Rivers. |
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