Place Names Register Extract

Central Mount Wedge

Extract date: 04/11/2026

Name	Central Mount Wedge
Type Designation	Mount
Place Id	11671
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -22° 51' S (Decimal degrees -22.8561)
	Longitude: 131° 49' E (Decimal degrees 131.8281)
Locality / Suburb
	Lake Mackay
Local Government Area
	Central Desert Shire Council
History/Origin	Col. Warburton named this feature on 6 May, 1873 stating "it stood out as an isolated hill in a sea of scrub, and bore a stricking resemblance to Mount Wedge Island (a small island situated near the coast of W.A.) when seen from a distance at sea." (South Australian Parliamentary Paper 28 of 1875)

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
	(None Found)

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