Place Names Register Extract

Lake Mackay

Extract date: 07/01/2025

Name	Lake Mackay
Type Designation	Inter. Lake
Place Id	14314
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -22° 15' S (Decimal degrees -22.25)
	Longitude: 129° 01' E (Decimal degrees 129.0167)
Locality / Suburb
	Lake Mackay
Local Government Area
	Central Desert Shire Council
History/Origin	Lake Mackay was approved as a name both in the Northern Territory and in Western Australia by the Minister for the Interior, Canberra, on 13 March 1934. The feature occurs on the border of the State of Western Australia and the Territory and has been accepted by the Surveyors-General in both State and Territory. Lake Mackay was named after Donald Mackay who had conducted an Aerial Expedition in the area in 1930. A local Aboriginal of the Kukatja tribe, Tjumbo Tjapanangka, refers to the feature as "Wilkin Karra - the large salt lake on the NT/WA border".

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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