Place Names Register Extract

Mount Liebig

Extract date: 19/05/2024

Name	Mount Liebig
Type Designation	Mount
Place Id	15605
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -23° 17' S (Decimal degrees -23.287906)
	Longitude: 131° 21' E (Decimal degrees 131.3643)
Locality / Suburb
	Kunparrka
Local Government Area
	MacDonnell Shire Council
History/Origin	Ernest Giles mentions a high bluff in his diary of explorations on 18 September, 1872 after Baron Justus Von Liebig, from whose great chemical researches Australia so much benefited." (Giles' Geograhical Explorations in Central Australia 1872-74, (pg 26)). It is believed that W.C. Gosse named the mount.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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