Place Names Register Extract
Lake Mackay
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Lake Mackay |
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| 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) | |
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| 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
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