Mount Zeil
Mountain in Northern Territory, Australia
Mount Zeil
Location of Mount Zeil in the
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
Mount Zeil (Western Arrernte: Urlatherrke) (1,531 m or 5,023 ft) is a mountain in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Mount Zeil in the western MacDonnell Ranges.[2][1] It is the highest peak in the Northern Territory, and the highest peak on the Australian mainland west of the Great Dividing Range.[2]
History
It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following Ernest Giles's 1872 expedition, probably after Count Karl von Waldburg-Zeil (1841–1890), who had recently distinguished himself with geographic explorations in Spitzbergen; a footnote in Giles' published journal implies that the naming was instigated by his benefactor, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller.[1]
Indigenous etymology
The name for Mount Zeil in the Western Arrernte language is Urlatherrke, referring to the Yeperenye caterpillars.[3]
See also
Mountains portal
References
- ^ a b c d "Place Names Register Extract for "Mount Zeil"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Highest Mountains". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ hermannsburgschool.com. Retrieved 4 January 2007
External links
- Image of Mount Zeil on Google Maps
- Australia's highest mountains - Geoscience Australia
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- Australian Capital Territory: Bimberi Peak (1,912 m or 6,273 ft)
- New South Wales: Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m or 7,310 ft)
- Northern Territory: Mount Zeil (1,531 m or 5,023 ft)
- Queensland: Mount Bartle Frere (1,622 m or 5,322 ft)
- South Australia: Mount Woodroffe (1,435 m or 4,708 ft)
- Tasmania: Mount Ossa (1,617 m or 5,305 ft)
- Victoria: Mount Bogong (1,986 m or 6,516 ft)
- Western Australia: Mount Meharry (1,253 m or 4,111 ft)
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