Betka River
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The Betka River is a river of Gippsland
in southeastern Victoria
, Australia
. For part of its length it flows through Croajingolong National Park
before entering Bass Strait
to the west of Mallacoota
. It lends its name to the scarce Betka Bottlebrush
which is found in one place along the river.
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
in southeastern Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. For part of its length it flows through Croajingolong National Park
Croajingolong National Park
Croajingolong is a coastal national park in Victoria, Australia, 427 kilometres east of Melbourne.The name is thought to derive from the aboriginal word Krowathunkooloong, the name of the tribe inhabiting that area of Victoria.-Description:...
before entering Bass Strait
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
to the west of Mallacoota
Mallacoota, Victoria
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. It lends its name to the scarce Betka Bottlebrush
Callistemon kenmorrisonii
Callistemon kenmorrisonii is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the state of Victoria in Australia.-Description:...
which is found in one place along the river.