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The Chamberlain River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Chamberlain River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Durack Range
• elevation	536 metres (1,759 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Pentecost River
• elevation	76 metres (249 ft)
Length	236 kilometres (147 mi)

The headwaters of the river rise in the Durack Range near Yulumbu. The river flows in a northerly direction along the range until it merges with the Pentecost River near El Questro Station.

The traditional owners of the area are the Kitja people.[2]

The river was named in 1901 by the surveyor Frederick Brockman. It is thought that the river was named after either the shipbuilder, William Chamberlain or the politician Joseph Chamberlain.[3]

References

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[de] Chamberlain River

Der Chamberlain River ist ein Fluss in der Region Kimberley im Nordosten des australischen Bundesstaates Western Australia.

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- [en] Chamberlain River

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