The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia.
The Yarra River in Melbourne CBD, November 2010
Yarra River at night panorama, February 2005
Photograph of wool washing sheds in and on banks of Yarra River in late 19th century
Melbourne Landing, 1840; watercolour by W. Liardet (1840)
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state, with a land area of 227,444 km2 (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state, with a population of over 6.7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south, the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid northwest.
Swearing Allegiance to the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade on 1 December 1854 – watercolour by Charles Doudiet
Island Archway on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia
Aireys Inlet
Greater Melbourne at night from the International Space Station