Place Names Register Extract
Mount Davidson
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Mount Davidson |
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| 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) | |
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| 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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| (None Found) |