Elevation 1,531 m Mountain range MacDonnell Ranges | Prominence 1,322 m Parent range MacDonnell Ranges | |
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Location Northern Territory, Australia Similar Mount Woodroffe, Mount Sonder, Mount Meharry, Mount Giles, Mount Liebig | ||
Mount Zeil (1,531 metres (5,023 ft)) is a mountain situated in the western MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. It is the highest peak in the Northern Territory, and the highest peak on the Australian mainland west of the Great Dividing Range.
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Map of Mount Zeil, NT 0872, Australia
History
It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following Ernest Giles' 1872 expedition, probably after Count Zeil, 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.
Aboriginal naming
The indigenous name for Mount Zeil in the Western Arrernte language is Urlatherrke, referring to the Yeperenye caterpillars.
References
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