Place Names Register Extract
Mount Liebig
Extract date: 10/06/2026
| Name |
Mount Liebig |
| Type Designation |
Community |
| Place Id |
22443 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-23° 16' S
(Decimal degrees -23.268) |
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Longitude:
131° 16' E
(Decimal degrees 131.278) |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
(None Found) |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
MacDonnell Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Mount Liebig as an administrative area is based on the Aboriginal Community of the same name, which derives its name from the nearby Mount Liebig, named by Ernest Giles on 18 September 1872 after Baron Justus Von Liebig, "from whose great chemical researches Australia so much benefited". |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 03/04/2007 |
|
Date of Registration |
| 04/04/2007 |
NTG 14 |
Notice of Naming |
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