Pennefather River

The Pennefather River, located on the western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, is an 11-kilometer-long river that discharges into the Gulf of Carpentaria south of Mapoon. Formed by the confluence of Fish Creek, Turtle Creek, and Dingo Creek within the Port Musgrave estuarine wetlands, the river has a catchment area of 3,009 square kilometers, with 349 square kilometers comprising wetlands. The river's estuary is approximately two kilometers wide at its widest point. Historically, the river was the site of the first recorded European landing in Australia by Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon in 1606. In 1894, the river was renamed Pennefather River to avoid confusion with another Coen River in the region.