Place Names Register Extract
The Gap
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | The Gap |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 22309 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 42' S (Decimal degrees -23.7141) | |
| Longitude: 133° 52' E (Decimal degrees 133.873) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | |
| History/Origin | This Alice Springs suburb takes its name from Heavitree Gap, the southern entrance to the town. Heavitree Gap was named by WW Mills in 1872, after a suburb of Exeter, Devon in England, during his exploration for a route through the MacDonnell Ranges for the Overland Telegraph Line. The suburb boundary, as approved on 8 March 2007, is deliniated on CP 5075. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |