Roper River

The Roper River is in the Northern Territory of Australia. It flows east for 400 km from near Mataranka before it flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria.[1]

The Roper was first explored by Europens in 1845, when the explorer Ludwig Leichardt crossed on his way west from Moreton Bay to Port Essington. He name it after a member of his group, John Roper.[2] It is can be used by boats as far as the Roper Bar, and in the 1880's there were several paddlesteamers working on the river.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Roper River". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Roper Bar". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
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