Place Names Register Extract
Simpsons Gap
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Simpsons Gap |
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| Type Designation | Pass |
| Place Id | 18378 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 40' S (Decimal degrees -23.675655) | |
| Longitude: 133° 43' E (Decimal degrees 133.718561) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Burt Plain | |
| Local Government Area | |
| MacDonnell Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Simpson Gap would appear to have been named at the time of the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line (1870s). The feature appears in McMinns Diary (held by SA Archives (Diary 566)) as SIMSON GAP. McMinn being an Overseer and Surveyor for the central section of the Line. The origin of the name is unknown. Todd subsequently used the SIMPSON version, which has been adopted for the station and National Park in subsequent years. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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