Place Names Register Extract
Simpson Desert
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| Name |
Simpson Desert |
| Type Designation |
Desert |
| Place Id |
20862 |
| Place Type |
Feature |
| Status |
Recorded |
| Date Registered |
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| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-25° 05' S
(Decimal degrees -25.094887) |
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Longitude:
137° 07' E
(Decimal degrees 137.129588) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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Anatye |
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Ghan |
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Simpson |
| Local Government Area |
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MacDonnell Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Named by C T Madigan in 1929 after the then President of the SA Branch of the Royal Geographical Society, AA Simpson. The Society arranged the finances for Madigan's aerial exploration of the area. |
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