Place Names Register Extract

Mount Davidson

Extract date: 24/06/2025

Name	Mount Davidson
Type Designation	Mount
Place Id	15409
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -20° 27' S (Decimal degrees -20.45)
	Longitude: 130° 55' E (Decimal degrees 130.9167)
Locality / Suburb
	Tanami
Local Government Area
	Central Desert Shire Council
History/Origin	Allan Davidson named Mount Davidson after his father, J. J. Davidson: "I have therefore decided to call it 'Mount Davidson' - after my father ..." Date: 5th September, 1900. Source: Journal of Explorations in Australia by the Central Australian Exploration Syndicate, Limited under the leadership of Allan A. Davidson, Adelaide, Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 2004, page 172.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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