Pennefather River
| Pennefather River | |
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 Near Pennefather River mouth, Cape York |
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| Basin countries |  Australia |
| Location | Queensland |
The Pennefather River in Queensland, Australia, is located on western Cape York Peninsula at . The river is about 11 km long and up to about 2 km wide.
The mouth of the river was the site of the first recorded landfall in Australia by a European explorer, by Willem Janszoon in 1606.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Mutch, T. D. (1942). The First Discovery of Australia. Sydney: Mutch, Project Gutenberg of Australia. p. 31. Retrieved 30 September 2012.