Place Names Register Extract

Tanami

Extract date: 13/03/2025

Name	Tanami
Type Designation	Locality
Place Id	22392
Place Type	Administrative Area
Status	Registered
Date Registered	3 April 2007
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -19° 50' S (Decimal degrees -19.8409)
	Longitude: 130° 41' E (Decimal degrees 130.6861)
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area
	Central Desert Shire Council
History/Origin	The Tanami locality takes in the south west portion of the Tanami Desert and within the Alice Springs Region. Tanami originates with the Alan Davidson Exploration of Central Australia, 1889/1900. He established his Camp No 66 at a waterhole / rockhole in the hills which he called Tanami and marked on his map. Govt Geologist HYL Brown on the map accompanying his report of 1909, mentions Chanamia. Tanami is believed to be an Aboriginal word but its origins are unknown.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
03/04/2007		Date of Registration
04/04/2007	NTG 14	Notice of Naming

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