The Johnstone River flowing through the rainforest of Palmerston National Park from Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.
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- Book Title
- Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.
- Caption
- The Johnstone River flowing through the rainforest of Palmerston National Park.
- Educational Notes
- Gday, mates! The Johnstone River is located in Queensland, Australia. All rivers begin at a primary source, or the beginning point of the flow of water. For the Johnstone River, the primary source is located at Atherton Tableland. The Tablelands is made up of waterfalls, wetlands, rainforest, and savanna, and is home to tree kangaroos and wallabies. Rivers widen due to smaller streams called tributaries that flow into the larger river. Rivers often meander back and forth in a looping design. This happens because of the different land heights and the consistency of the land. A river may be able to break down soft earth to flow through, but hard rock may send the water flowing around in a looping direction. As the river continues to flow, it comes to an end in a larger body of water, such as a lake or ocean. Many settlements are built along rivers because of their benefits. Rivers provide people with food sources, transportation routes, and fresh water for plants and drinking.
- 1992-1993
- Publication Date
- 1992-1993
- Image ID
- SIL-annalidelmuse89199293muse_0144_crop
- Catalog ID
- 316834
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Type
- Photographic prints
- Publication Place
- Genoa (Italy)
- Publisher
- Stab. tipo-litografico P. Pellas Fu L.
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- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Rivers
- Water features
- Language
- English
- Record ID
- silgoi_68381
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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