Place Names Register Extract
Davenport Hills
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Davenport Hills |
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| Type Designation | Range |
| Place Id | 12236 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 34' S (Decimal degrees -23.583301) | |
| Longitude: 129° 16' E (Decimal degrees 129.2833) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Lake Mackay | |
| Local Government Area | |
| MacDonnell Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | These hills to the south of Mount Leisler were named by W H Tietkens on 27 May 1889, after Sir Samuel Davenport (1818-1906), the President of the Royal Geographical Society (SA). Davenport had between 1846 and 1866 a member of the South Australian Legislative Council and held the office of Commissioner of Public Works in 1857. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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| (None Found) |