Question

Murray and Darling rivers fall in ________.

• A. The gulf of Carpentaria
• B. Pacific ocean
• C. Encounter Bay
• D. Indian ocean

Answer 1

The correct option is C Encounter Bay

Encounter Bay

The Murray–Darling Basin is the catchment for Australia's largest river system. The Murray and the Darling rivers are Australia's longest rivers.

The Basin covers an area of more than 1 million square kilometres, which is equal to 14% of mainland Australia. The Basin includes 75% of New South Wales, more than 50% of Victoria, 15% of Queensland, 8% of South Australia, and all of the Australian Capital Territory. The Basin area is the 20th largest river catchment in the world.

The Basin is bounded by the Great Dividing Range, including the Australia Alps, where snow lies for several months every winter. The north and west of the Basin is flat and semi-arid, taking in environments such as saltbush shrublands and mulga lands.

Most rivers rise in the Great Dividing Range but most of the river system is spread across riverine plains of low elevation and very low gradients. Compared with other rivers of the world, the rivers of the Basin have carved winding courses across the landscape and are slow flowing, in areas that are very dry, hot and receive little rainfall. The Basin is one of the flattest catchments in the world.