Mount Zeil () is a
mountain
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in the
Northern Territory
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of
Australia
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located in the locality of
Mount Zeil in the western
MacDonnell Ranges.
It is the highest peak in the Northern Territory, and the highest peak on the Australian mainland west of the
Great Dividing Range
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.
History
It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following
Ernest Giles's 1872 expedition, probably after Count Karl von
Waldburg-Zeil
Waldburg-Zeil was a County and later Principality within Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Schloss Zeil, near Leutkirch im Allgäu.
History
Waldburg-Zeil ...
(1841–1890), who had recently distinguished himself with geographic explorations in
Spitzbergen; a footnote in Giles' published journal implies that the naming was instigated by his benefactor,
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller.
Indigenous etymology
The indigenous name for Mount Zeil in the
Western Arrernte language is ''Urlatherrke'', referring to the
Yeperenye caterpillar
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As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sy ...
s.
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See also
* List of mountains in Australia
References
External links
Image of Mount Zeil on Google Maps
{{Australian State Highest Points
Zeil
The Zeil () is a street in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany. The name, which dates back to the 14th century, is derived from the German word '' Zeile'' "row" and originally referred to a row of houses on the eastern end of the north side; t ...