The Glenelg River is in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in north western Australia. The mouth is at 15°49′ S 124°44′ E. It was first explored in 1837 by a party led by George Edward Grey, but they were poorly prepared and ill-equipped. The Kimberley is one of the nine regions of Western Australia, consisting of the local government areas of Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley. ... George Edward Grey Statue of Sir George Grey in Albert Park, Auckland For other men with a similar name, see George Grey or George Gray Sir George Edward Grey KCB (April 14, 1812 - September 19, 1898 ) was a soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor...
On the N. Australia is bounded by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and Torres Strait; on the E. by the Pacific Ocean; on the S. by Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean; and on the W. by the Indian Ocean.
Between the Swan and North-West Cape the principal rivers are the Greenough, Murchison and Gascoyne; on the north-west coast, the Ashburton, Fortescue and De Grey; and in the Kimberley district, the Fitzroy, Panton, Prince Regent and the Ord.
Australia is inhabited by at least if o different species of marsupials, which is about two-thirds of the known species; these have been arranged in five tribes, according to the food they eat, viz., the grass-eaters (kangaroos), the root-eaters (wombats), the insect-eaters (bandicoots), the flesh-eaters (native cats and rats), and the fruit-eaters (phalangers).
Perth, the capital of WesternAustralia, situated on the Swan coastal plain, on the southwestern seaboard of the continent.
Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, Australia, a deepwater port at the head of the estuary of the Derwent River, 12 miles (19 km) north of where it flows into Storm Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Australia's second oldest city, Hobart was founded in 1804 and became the seat of government of the separate British colony of Van Diemen's Land (now the state of Tasmania) in 1825.
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