Place Names Register Extract

Whipray Circuit

Extract date: 24/11/2024

Name	Whipray
Type Designation	Circuit
Place Id	25030
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	17 January 2022
Locality / Suburb
	Berrimah
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Named after the Urogymnus acanthobothrium, or Mumburarr whipray, a large stingray first discovered in 1999 in the Arafura Sea and later identified in tidal waters in the Top End, Kimberley and Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea). The Mumburarr whipray is one of the largest known stingrays at about 1.6 metres in width and is found in both brackish and marine waters. Mumburarr is the Limilngan language word for stingray.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
17/01/2022	Plan S2021/085

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