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The '''Coen River''' is situated in the [[Cape York Peninsula]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite QPN|47590|Coen River|accessdate=17 July 2013}}</ref> |
The '''Coen River''' is situated in the [[Cape York Peninsula]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite QPN|47590|Coen River|accessdate=17 July 2013}}</ref> |
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The headwaters rise at the confluence of Pandanus Creek and another |
The headwaters rise at the confluence of Pandanus Creek and another unnamed creek near Bend along the [[Peninsula Developmental Road]] in the [[Great Dividing Range]]. The river flows in an easterly direction crossing the Peninsula Developmental road at [[Coen, Queensland|Coen]] then veering north east through mostly uninhabited country including [[Oyala Thumotang National Park|Mungkan Kandju National Park]] then heading east and eventually discharging into the [[Archer River]].<ref name=bonzle/> |
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The catchment area of the river occupies an {{convert|3207|km2|sqmi|0}} of which an area of {{convert|29|km2|sqmi|0}} is composed of [[riverine]] wetlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-coen-river/|title=Coen River drainage basin|accessdate=22 July 2015|work=WetlandInfo|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
The catchment area of the river occupies an {{convert|3207|km2|sqmi|0}} of which an area of {{convert|29|km2|sqmi|0}} is composed of [[riverine]] wetlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-coen-river/|title=Coen River drainage basin|accessdate=22 July 2015|work=WetlandInfo|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:50, 27 September 2015
The Coen River is situated in the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.[1]
The headwaters rise at the confluence of Pandanus Creek and another unnamed creek near Bend along the Peninsula Developmental Road in the Great Dividing Range. The river flows in an easterly direction crossing the Peninsula Developmental road at Coen then veering north east through mostly uninhabited country including Mungkan Kandju National Park then heading east and eventually discharging into the Archer River.[2]
The catchment area of the river occupies an 3,207 square kilometres (1,238 sq mi) of which an area of 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi) is composed of riverine wetlands.[3]
The present (1996) Pennefather River (renamed 1894) was originally called the Coen river by Jan Carstenszoon in honour of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The present Archer River was probably confused by Matthew Flinders with Carstenszoon's Coen River. The Coen River is a tributary of the Archer river and was for a time known as the South Coen River.
See also
References
- ^ "Coen River (entry 47590)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bonzlewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Coen River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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