Frome River
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| Frome | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Lake Eyre Basin | |
  Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
| Etymology | Captain Edward Frome |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Flinders Ranges |
| • location | near Mount Rose |
| Mouth | Lake Eyre |
• coordinates | 29°5′6″S 137°54′14″E / 29.08500°S 137.90389°E |
| Length | 245 km (152 mi) |
| Basin size | 18,200 km2 (7,000 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lake Eyre Basin |
| [1][2] | |
The Frome River is an ephemeral river in the Australian state of South Australia located within the Lake Eyre basin. Its source is near Mount Rose in the northern Flinders Ranges and it discharges into the south-eastern side of the northern part of Lake Eyre.[2]
The river was named by the British explorer, Edward John Eyre on 27 August 1840 after Captain Edward Frome who was the Surveyor General of South Australia at the time.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Map of Frome River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ a b Morton, S. R; Barker, R. D. (Robin Dale), 1940-; Doherty, M. D; CSIRO. Division of Wildlife and Ecology; Australia. World Heritage Unit (1995), Natural heritage values of the Lake Eyre Basin in South Australia : world heritage assessment (PDF), CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, p. 44, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2018, retrieved 26 September 2016
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Search result for " Frome River (Stream) (Record no. SA0000030) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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