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valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...
s of Australia.


New South Wales

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Geographical Names Board of New South Wales The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, a statutory authority of the Department of Customer Service in the Government of New South Wales, is the official body for naming and recording details of places and geographical names in the s ...
lists 37 valleys in the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. * Arbon Vale * Babbage Ravine * Bindra Basin * Bromley Basin * Brumby Pass *
Capertee Valley The Capertee Valley (pronounced Kay-per-tee) is a large canyon in New South Wales, Australia, north-west of Sydney that is noted to be the second widest of any canyon in the world, exceeding The Grand Canyon. It is located kilometres north-we ...
* Cedar Valley * Edies Glen * Erskine Valley * Glenfinlass * Glenworth Valley *
Jamison Valley The Jamison Valley forms part of the Coxs River canyon system in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney, capital of New South Wales, and a few kilometres south of Katoomb ...
* Jerrawangala Valley *
Kangaroo Valley Kangaroo Valley is a river valley along the Kangaroo River in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales, Australia, located west of the seaside in the City of Shoalhaven. It is also the name of the small suburb within it, formerly known as Osbo ...
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Kanimbla Valley Kanimbla may refer to: *, several ships of Royal Australian Navy *'' Kanimbla'' a Sydney K-class ferry * ''Kanimbla''-class landing platform amphibious * Kanimbla, Queensland, a suburb of the city of Cairns in Australia * Kanimbla Valley, a valley ...
* Kedumba Valley * Kemps Valley * Ladysmith Glen *
Luminous Valley Luminous may refer to: * Luminous flame, a flame emitting visible light Music * Luminous (group), a South Korean boy band * ''Luminous'' (EP), an EP by Cesium 137 * ''Luminous'' (John Hicks and Elise Wood album), 1985–88 * Luminous (The Horro ...
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Lyrebird Glen A lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Birds of Australia, Australian birds that compose the genus ''Menura'', and the family (biology), family Menuridae. They are most notable for their impressive ability to mimicry, mimic nat ...
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Megalong Valley Megalong Valley is part of the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is located west of Katoomba. On its eastern side, the valley is separated from the Jamison Valley by Narrow Neck Plateau. The Shipley Plateau overlooks part of th ...
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Monolith Valley A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock, such as some mountains. For instance, Savandurga mountain is a monolith mountain in India. Erosion usually exposes the geological formations, which are often ma ...
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Old Mans Valley Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England * Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Ma ...
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Orara Valley Orara is a historical town and Union Council of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Before Partition, Orara fell under the Lahore District and Tehsil Kasur. The village was largely populated with Dhillon Jatts, predominantly Sikhs w ...
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Queen Charlottes Vale Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mothe ...
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Sidmouth Valley Sidmouth () is a town on the English Channel in Devon, South West England, southeast of Exeter. With a population of 12,569 in 2011, it is a tourist resort and a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A large part of the town has ...
* Stoddarts Valley *
Tam O'Shanters Glen TAM may refer to: Biology * Thioacetamide, an organosulfur compound * Tumor-associated macrophage, a class of immune cells * Transparent Anatomical Manikin, an educational model Technology * Tanque Argentino Mediano, the main battle tank of Arge ...
* Three Mile Glen * Uargon Valley *
Valley of The Shadows "Valley of the Shadows" is a song by English drum and bass duo Origin Unknown. Considered to be a highly influential jungle track, it was originally released as the B-side of "The Touch" before its re-release as a standalone single in 1996, bo ...
* Valley of The Swamps * Water Nymphs Dell * Wattley Hollow * Whalania Deep *
Wolgan Valley Wolgan Valley is a small valley located along the Wolgan River in the Lithgow Region of New South Wales, Australia. The valley is located approximately north of Lithgow and 150 kilometres north-west of Sydney. Accessible by thWolgan Valley Di ...
* Yarramalong Valley Although not included in the Geographical Names Register, the following are also valleys in New South Wales: *
Berowra Valley The Berowra Valley National Park is a protected national park that is located in northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated approximately north-west of the Sydney central business district. Located within t ...
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Brindabella Valley The Brindabella Valley is a valley situated below the western ridge-line of the Brindabella Range, located midway along the Goodradigbee River, in the south of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features The valley is framed by the Brin ...
* Bylong Valley * Grose Valley *
Hunter Valley The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and ...
- Technically the Hunter Valley is not a single valley but a series of interlinking valleys forming a single region known formally as the Hunter Region. * Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour) *
Tweed Valley Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained ...


Northern Territory

* Palm Valley


Queensland

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Boyne Valley The River Boyne ( ga, An Bhóinn or ''Abhainn na Bóinne'') is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through C ...
* Currumbin Valley * Fassifern Valley * Goldsborough Valley *
Lockyer Valley The Lockyer Valley is an area of rich farmlands that lies to the west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and east of Toowoomba. The Lockyer Valley is rated among the top ten most fertile farming areas in the world, and the intensively cultiv ...
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Numinbah Valley Numinbah Valley is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Numinbah Valley had a population of 218 people. Geography The Numinbah Valley is a valley and locality in the Gold Coast hinterland in South East Qu ...
* Samford Valley * Tallebudgera Valley


South Australia

* Aroona Valley *
Barossa Valley The Barossa Valley (Barossa German: ''Barossa Tal'') is a valley in South Australia located northeast of Adelaide city centre. The valley is formed by the North Para River. It is notable as a major wine-producing region and tourist destina ...
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Clare Valley The Clare Valley is a valley located in South Australia about north of Adelaide in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area. It is the river valley formed by the Hutt River but is also strongly associated with the roughly parallel Hill Riv ...
* Eden Valley * Inman Valley * Kenton Valley * Second Valley


Tasmania

Placenames Tasmania, the official nomenclature agency of Tasmania, lists 516 geographic entities classed as 'valleys' and 164 with the name of Valley. * Coal River Valley *Cradle Valley * Derwent Valley * Fingal Valley *
Huon Valley The Huon Valley, or simply the Huon, is a valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia. The largest town is Huonville, with other smaller towns spread across the area. It includes Australia's most southern permanent settl ...
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Meander Valley Meander Valley Council is a local government body in northern Tasmania. It covers the western outskirts of Launceston, and further westward along the Meander River. Meander Valley Council is classified as a rural local government area and h ...
* Styx Valley * Tamar Valley * Upper Florentine Valley *
Weld Valley The Weld Valley is a valley located in southern Tasmania. It is an area of aboriginal cultural heritage and natural history within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The valley stretches north-west of Huonville and is approximately ...


Victoria

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Goulburn Valley The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. T ...
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Indigo Valley Indigo Valley is a valley and bounded locality in Victoria, Australia stretching approximately between Yackandandah and the Hume Highway near Barnawartha. The Indigo Creek flows through it. Indigo Valley was formerly part of the Shire of Chil ...
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King Valley The King Valley, or King River Valley is a wine-producing and agricultural region centred on the King River between Wangaratta and the Alpine National Park in the North East Victoria zone of the Australian state of Victoria. There are a numbe ...
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La Trobe Valley The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical district and urban area of the Gippsland region in the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The traditional owners are the Braiakaulung people, Brayakaulung of the Gunai language, Gun ...


Western Australia

*Blackwood Valley *Helena Valley, Western Australia, Helena Valley *Swan Valley (Western Australia), Swan Valley


See also

*List of rivers of Australia


References

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