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Robinson River

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Roper Gulf Regional Council NT, PO Box 1321, Robinson River, NT 852
08 8972 9000

Description

The Robinson River is a river in Australia's Northern Territory.

The Robinson River is a river in Australia's Northern Territory.

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Garawa and the Gunindiri peoples.The river was named by Ludwig Leichhardt during his expedition from Queensland to Port Essington in 1845. Leichhardt named the river after one of the supporters of the expedition, Joseph Phelps Robinson, a well known philanthropist, banker and Quaker.In 1992 the Robinson River pastoral lease and surrounding areas were handed back to the Garawa people who had started working on the land claim in 1980.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +09:30

Area: 1.141 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 64 m

Population number: 222

Local Government Area: Roper Gulf Regional Council

Location

Roper Gulf Regional Council NT, PO Box 1321, Robinson River, NT 852

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Robinson River, Northern Territory