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The Mary River turtle and the Queensland lungfish attracted particular attention regarding their conservation. The Mary River turtle, whose only known home is the Mary River, is a cloacal ventilator ("bum breather" – it uses oxygen from water taken in through its tail), and is listed in the top 25 most endangered turtle species in the world ...
Mary River may refer to: Mary River (Northern Territory), Australia; Mary River (Queensland), Australia Mary River cod, an endangered freshwater fish; Mary River turtle, endemic to the Mary River in Queensland; Mary River (Western Australia), Australia; Mary River (Nunavut), Canada Mary River Mine, an iron ore mine; Mary River (Alaska), United ...
The river was named by John McDouall Stuart in 1862. He wrote in his diary "Country burning all round. Lat 13°38'24". This branch I have named the Mary, in honour of Miss Mary Chambers." Stuart always believed that the Mary was a branch of the Adelaide river and always referred to it as "The Mary, Adelaide river". [10]
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia Mary River National Park Northern Territory IUCN category II (national park) Mary River National Park Nearest town or city Humpty Doo Coordinates 12°42′S 131°43′E / 12.700°S 131.717°E / -12.700; 131.717 Established 20 May 1966 (1966-05-20) Area 1,215.25 km 2 (469.2 sq mi) Visitation 336,400 (in 2017) Managing authorities ...
The Mary River cod (Maccullochella mariensis) is a species of temperate perch native to the coastal Mary River system of southern Queensland, Australia. [2] Mary River cod are one of Australia's most endangered freshwater fishes [3] and are notable for being the most northerly of the four Maccullochella cods found or once found in coastal river systems of eastern Australia.
Mary River is located on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, about 936 km (582 mi) northwest of the capital, Iqaluit, and about 176 km (109 mi) southwest of Pond Inlet Inuktitut: Mittimatalik, lit. 'the place where the landing place is' [1] The Inuit, name for the Mary River mountain is Nuluyait, meaning buttocks. [2]
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The name Maryborough was derived from the Mary River which itself was named in 1847 after Mary Lennox, [21] the wife of Charles Augustus Fitzroy who was the Governor of New South Wales at the time. Aboriginal resistance remained determined with numerous Mary River squatters and their shepherds being wounded or killed.