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Darling River

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Darling River
A river rising in the Great Dividing Range of southeast Australia and flowing about 2,739 km (1,702 mi) generally southwest to the Murray River. It is the longest river in Australia but has a sporadic flow.

Darling River
n
(Placename) a river in SE Australia, rising in the Eastern Highlands and flowing southwest to the Murray River. Length: 2740 km (1702 miles)
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Noun1.Darling RiverDarling River - an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
Australia - the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean


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The local inhabitants are the Barkinji or river people, who believe that the great Darling River was created by Barka, a mythical ancestral serpent, as it undulated across the land.
Australia's Darling River looked as though it had been painted green.
The name Jindalee is the aboriginal term for "bare hills" flanking the Murray and Darling Rivers.
 
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