Mount Liebig

Mount Liebig is a mountain with an elevation of 1,274 metres (4,180 ft) AHD in the southern part of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is one of the highest peaks of the MacDonnell Ranges and was named by the explorer Ernest Giles after the German chemist Justus von Liebig.[2] Nearby settlements include Haasts Bluff.

Mount Liebig
Viewed from the Gary Junction Road looking east.
Highest point
Elevation1,274 m (4,180 ft)AHD
Coordinates23°17′16″S 131°21′51″E[1]
Naming
EtymologyJustus von Liebig
Geography
Mount Liebig
Location in the Northern Territory
LocationKunparrka. Northern Territory, Australia[1]
Parent rangeMacDonnell Ranges

Notable Indigenous Australians who have lived in the region of Mount Liebig include Indigenous artist Nora Andy Napaltjarri[3] and Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri.[4]

See also

  • List of mountains of the Northern Territory

References

  1. "Place Names Register Extract for "Mount Liebig" (Mount)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. Ernest Favenc: The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888. Echo Library 2006, ISBN 978-1-4068-2067-6, p. 184
  3. Johnson, Vivien (1994). Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary. Roseville East, NSW: Craftsman House. pp. 60–61.
  4. McCulloch Childs, Emily; Gibson, Ross (2008). New Beginnings: Classic Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of 21st Century Aboriginal Art. Fitzroy, VIC: McCulloch & McCulloch Australian Art Books. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-9804494-4-0.


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