Mount Zeil
| Mount Zeil | ||
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 Mount Zeil, from the south |
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| height | 1531 m | |
| location | Northern Territory , Australia | |
| Mountains | MacDonnell Ranges | |
| Coordinates | 23 ° 35 '46 " S , 132 ° 22' 19" E | |
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| particularities | Highest mountain in the Northern Territory | |
The Mount Zeil is with a height of 1531 meters the highest mountain in Northern Territory , Australia . The mountain is in the MacDonnell Ranges in West MacDonnell National Park .
The nearest places are the Aboriginal settlement Papunya at a distance of 53 km, Hermannsburg is 71 km and Alice Springs 155 km away. The paved Namatjira Drive leads up to a distance of 42 km, the other slope is unpaved.
It is believed that Mount Zeil was named by Ernest Giles on his expedition in 1872. But it could also be that the mention goes back to Ferdinand von Mueller . Count Zeil was a naturalist who became known through expeditions to Svalbard and Siberia .
Mount Zeil is called the Arrernte Urlatherrke caterpillar in the language , which refers to a dreamtime story .
Web links
- ga.gov.au ( Memento from August 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ): Australia's highest mountains - Geoscience Australia (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ga.gov.au ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Mount Zeil , in English, accessed October 7, 2011
- ↑ bonzle.com ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Mount Zeil , in English, accessed October 7, 2011
- ↑ ntlis.nt.gov.au : Northern Territory Place Names Register , in English, accessed 7 October 2011
- ↑ trove.nla.au ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Brisbane Courier , January 18, 1872, in English, accessed October 12, 2011
- ^ The Australian encyclopaedia, Volume 11, online fragment on Google books , in English, accessed October 12, 2011
- ^ Hermannsburgschool.com : History , in English, accessed October 7, 2011
- ↑ nationalcapitla.gov.au ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.1 MB): Urlatherrke catarpillar , in English, accessed on October 8, 2011
Bimberi Peak ( Australian Capital Territory ) | Mount Kosciuszko ( New South Wales ) | Mount Zeil ( Northern Territory ) | Mount Bartle Frere ( Queensland ) | Mount Woodroffe ( South Australia ) | Mount Ossa ( Tasmania ) | Mount Bogong ( Victoria ) | Mount Meharry ( Western Australia )