Place Names Register Extract

Lake Amadeus

Extract date: 02/12/2025

Name	Lake Amadeus
Type Designation	Inter. Lake
Place Id	14297
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -24° 45' S (Decimal degrees -24.75)
	Longitude: 130° 55' E (Decimal degrees 130.9167)
Locality / Suburb
	Petermann
Local Government Area
	MacDonnell Shire Council
History/Origin	Ernest Giles named this large salt lake on 21 October 1872 after one of the Royal patrons of science, believed to be King Amadeo 1 of Spain (the former Italian Duke of Aosta). Giles in "Geographic Travels in Central Australia: from 1872 to 1874", 1875 in his entry for 21 October 1872 writes: "The mountain in question was named on suggestion of Baron von Mueller, Mount Olga, and the great salt-feature, which had obstructed me, was on his request called Lake Amadeus, in honour of two enlightened royal patrons of science."

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