Chamberlain River
The Chamberlain River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Durack Range near Yulumbu. The river flows in a northerly direction along the range until it merges with the Pentecost River near El Questro Station.
The traditional owners of the area are the Kitja people.
The river was named in 1901 by the surveyor Frederick Brockman. The river was named after Fremantle shipbuilder and Broome Pearler William Alfred Chamberlain.
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Chamberlain River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
15°58′13″S 127°55′31″E / 15.97028°S 127.92528°E
Rivers of Western Australia | |
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
