28-Jan-2021 Theme: 'Channels'

(1) What are the three major rivers which flow through Queensland’s Channel Country and drain into Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre)?

Answer: Cooper Creek, Diamantina River and Georgina River.

(2) What is the difference between a canal and a channel?

Answer: A canal is always artificial; a channel is (usually) natural.

(3) What Australian scientific body has its headquarters at 203 Channel Highway, Kingston, Tasmania?

Answer: Australian Antarctic Division.

(4) In Australia, Channel 5 and Channel 35 are legally reserved for emergency use only on what radio network?

Answer: UHF CB.

(5) The D'Entrecasteaux Channel lies between Tasmania and what offshore island?

Answer: Bruny Island.

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