Mount Liebig is a mountain with an elevation of in the southern part of the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
. It is one of the highest peaks of the
MacDonnell Ranges and was named by the explorer
Ernest Giles after the German chemist
Justus von Liebig
Justus Freiherr von Liebig (12 May 1803 – 20 April 1873) was a German scientist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and is considered one of the principal founders of organic chemistry. As a professor at th ...
. Nearby settlements include
Haasts Bluff.
The killing of two Aboriginal men at Mount Liebig in 1932 according to
traditional law led the missionary
Ernest Kramer to demand the prosecution of the killers for murder, leading to debate on the applicability of white law to traditional violence. The men were tried but acquitted by a
Darwin jury.
Notable
Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait ...
who have lived in the region of Mount Liebig include
Indigenous artist Nora Andy Napaltjarri and
Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri.
See also
*
List of mountains of the Northern Territory
References
External links
Mt. Liebig at www.peakbagger.com (retrieved 2009-9-3)
''Mount Liebig and Surrounds'' (pdf)- brochure by the government of the Northern Territory (retrieved 2009-9-3)
Liebig
Justus Freiherr von Liebig (12 May 1803 – 20 April 1873) was a German scientist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and is considered one of the principal founders of organic chemistry. As a professor at t ...
Justus von Liebig
{{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub