Flinders River

river in Queensland, Australia
Place river Q1428816
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Flinders River

Summary

Flinders River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flinders River is located in Queensland[3].
  • Flinders River is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Flinders River is on the continent of Asia[5].
  • Flinders River's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • Matthew Flinders is named after Flinders River[7].
  • Flinders River's Commons category is recorded as Flinders River[8].
  • Flinders River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Gulf of Carpentaria[9].
  • Flinders River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -17.6, 'lon': 140.6}[10].
  • Flinders River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -20.6423, 'lon': 142.8707}[11].
  • Flinders River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -17.6, 'lon': 140.595}[12].
  • Flinders River's tributary is recorded as Cloncurry River[13].
  • Flinders River's tributary is recorded as Dutton River[14].
  • Flinders River's tributary is recorded as Stawell River[15].
  • Flinders River's tributary is recorded as Saxby River[16].
  • Flinders River's tributary is recorded as Bynoe River[17].
  • Flinders River's category for the water basin is recorded as Q8955976[18].
  • Flinders River's different from is recorded as Flinders[19].
  • Flinders River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1004'}[20].
  • Flinders River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+109000'}[21].
  • Flinders River's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+122.0'}[22].

Body

Geography

Flinders River is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Queensland[3]. It is on the continent of Asia[5].

Physical Characteristics

Flinders River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1004'}[20].

Designation and Status

Flinders River's instance of is recorded as river[6].

History and Context

Matthew Flinders is named after Flinders River[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Flinders River include Shire of Flinders[23], a local government area of Queensland[24], in Australia[25].

Why It Matters

Flinders River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Entities named for it include Shire of Flinders[23], a local government area of Queensland[24], in Australia[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Dolphyb · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Matthew Flinders
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1004'}
    Country Australia
    Different from Flinders
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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