Frank Hann
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Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, who in 1897 named Lake Disappointment. Hann was in the area exploring the east Pilbara, around Rudall River
Rudall River
The Rudall River is an ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The entire length of the river is located within the boundaries of the Karlamilyi National Park....
. He noticed creeks in the area flowed inland, and followed them expecting to find a large fresh water lake. To his disappointment the lake turned out to be salt.
He was the son of Joseph ( - 3 January 1864) and Elizabeth ( - 24 June 1864) Hann. Fellow explorer William Hann
William Hann
William Hann was a pastoralist and explorer in northern Queensland, Australia. His expedition in 1872 found the first indications of the Palmer River goldfield.He was born in Wiltshire, England, on 26 February 1837...
was his older brother.
Hann named McFadden Ranges on Friday, 23 April 1897 - Hann stated in his diary "the range SSW from here I will call the McFadden, as he was one of the Waters Party". The range was named after a prospector who was with a prospecting party led by Waters. Hann commented in his diary before naming the feature "Saw old horse dung here, must be the same as we saw on the Rudall, I think Waters and party. I went up creek to range about one and a half miles to range, a nice pool of water in gorge, about six months water. I will call this creek the Waters and Waters Pool."
Frank Hann National Park
Frank Hann National Park
Frank Hann National Park is a national park in Western Australia , located east-southeast of the capital, Perth in the Shire of Lake Grace. It was named for Frank Hann, an early explorer of the district...
and Hann River
Hann River
The Hann River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.It was named after the first European to discover the river, Frank Hann, who had seen it during his expedition to the region in 1898 and named it the Phillips River...
are both named in his honour.