Hann River
| Hann River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 224 kilometres (139 mi) [1] |
The Hann River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
It was named after the first European to discover the river, Frank Hann, who seen it during his expedition to the region in 1898 but had named it the Phillips river. It was renamed in 1900 by the surveyor general HF Johnston to honour Hann as a Philips river already existed in the south of the state.
The Hann is a tributary of the the Fitzroy River.
- ^ "History of river names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Hann River, W". 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-26.