Murphy Range
| Murphy Range | ||
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| location | Queensland | |
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 16 ′ S , 149 ° 18 ′ E | |
The Murphy Range is a mountainous country in Queensland , Australia . The hill country is about 420 kilometers west of Brisbane , about 44 kilometers from Taroom and about 76 kilometers from Theodore . The range rises to 404 meters above sea level. Not far from the Murphy Range is Lake Murphy .
The name goes back to the Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt , who invaded this area at the end of 1844. He chose the name of fifteen-year-old John Murphy, a participant in his first expedition to Australia from 1844 to 1845.
Individual evidence
- ↑ bonzle.com : Murphy Range , accessed August 7, 2013
- ↑ Alec Hugh Chisholm: Strange New World. The Adventure of John Gilbert and Ludwig Leichhardt . P. 102. Second revised and illustrated edition 1955. Sydney. London. Melbourne. Wellington. (English)