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Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu National Park
Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu National Park

Billabong is an Australian English word used to refer to an oxbow lake, a stagnant pool of water attached to a waterway. Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end. The word is derived from two Indigenous Australian words: "billa" meaning "creek" and "bong" meaning "dead". Billabong may refer to: Billabong, an Australian oxbow lake Billabong (clothing),an Australian clothing brand and company that manufactures surf wear The name of an ice cream made by Peters and Brownes in Western Australia Billabong Pro, a series of regional surf competitions sponsored by the clothing company This... Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu Picture taken by me in July 2001 on a visit to Kakadu Tiles 09:54 2 Jun 2003 (UTC) White borders cropped off by me, Mark 15:34, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version... Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu Picture taken by me in July 2001 on a visit to Kakadu Tiles 09:54 2 Jun 2003 (UTC) White borders cropped off by me, Mark 15:34, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version... Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km east of Darwin. ... Australian English (AuE, AusE, en-AU) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ... Songhua River, northeast China. ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... Languages Several hundred indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religions Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous...


Billabongs appear relatively often in Australian literature. One of the most well-known references is in the opening line of Banjo Paterson's famous poem "Waltzing Matilda". This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson (February 17, 1864 – February 5, 1941) was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... Waltzing Matilda is usually sung in informal settings, but it was played with a 90 piece orchestra and the 100 voice Melbourne Chorale at the 2005 Classical Spectacular Waltzing Matilda is Australias most widely known folk song, and one that has been popularly suggested as a potential national anthem. ...


Billabong is also a famous beach wear brand.


Most Likely Billabong is also known as one of the market leading Surf equipement seller.


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Billabong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (163 words)
Billabong is an Australian English word used to refer to an oxbow lake, a stagnant pool of water attached to a waterway.
Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a stream or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end.
Billabong is also the name given to a chocolate ice cream on a stick, similar to Paddle Pop or Fudgsicle, manufactured by the Peter's company in Perth, Western Australia.
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