Place Names Register Extract

Pine Gap

Extract date: 19/10/2026

Name	Pine Gap
Type Designation	Pass
Place Id	17627
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -23° 48' S (Decimal degrees -23.807)
	Longitude: 133° 44' E (Decimal degrees 133.7418)
Locality / Suburb
	Hugh
Local Government Area
	MacDonnell Shire Council
History/Origin	Lands Dept files have no origin mentioned. Folio 72 of file S76/1015 (Nomenclature Check) states name origin as being obtained in field, with Pine Valley originating from A Plan of Proposed Reserves in Western MacDonnell Ranges (57/175). It is believed that the name originates from the native pines in the area. The aboriginal name for the area is belived to be Quiennba (CLC, 1981) or Quiurnpa (per Spencer and Gillen "The Arunta", 1927)

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
	(None Found)

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