Swan River (Western Australia) from north to south. Point Walter has a protruding spit that extends up to into the river, forcing river traffic to detour around it. The river narrows between Chidley Point and Blackwall Reach, curving around Point Roe and Preston Point before narrowing into the harbour. Stirling Bridge and the Fremantle Traffic Bridge cross the river north of the rivermouth. The Swan River empties into the Indian Ocean at Fremantle Harbour. Plant and animal life found in or near the Swan-Canning Estuary include: The river was named "Swarte Swaene-Revier" by Dutch explorer, Willem de Vlamingh in 1697, after the famous black
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge assure that the bridge would keep the "" name. Ultimately, the -Narrows Bridge kept its name, while Idlewild Airport in Queens was renamed after Kennedy. In part due to discrimination against Italian-Americans, the bridge's official name was widely ignored by local news outlets at the time of the dedication. Some radio announcers and newspapers omitted any reference to Verrazzano, referring to the bridge as the Narrows Bridge, or the Brooklyn–Staten Island Bridge. The society continued its lobbying efforts to promote the name in the following years until the name became firmly established. Another ethnic slur for the bridge was its