Mount Liebig
Encyclopedia
Mount Liebig is a mountain with an altitude of 1524 m (5000 ft) in the southern part of the Northern Territory
of Australia
. 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
. Nearby settlements include Haasts Bluff
.
Notable Indigenous Australians
who have lived in the region of Mount Liebig include Indigenous artist
Nora Andy Napaltjarri
and Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri
.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is one of the highest peaks of the MacDonnell Ranges
MacDonnell Ranges
The MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory, are a long series of mountain ranges located in the centre of Australia , and consist of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs...
and was named by the explorer Ernest Giles
Ernest Giles
William Ernest Powell Giles , best known as Ernest Giles, was an Australian explorer who led three major expeditions in central Australia.- Early life :...
after the German chemist Justus von Liebig
Justus von Liebig
Justus von Liebig was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and worked on the organization of organic chemistry. As a professor, he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method, and for such innovations, he is regarded as one of the...
. Nearby settlements include Haasts Bluff
Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory
Haasts Bluff, also known as Ikuntji, is an Indigenous Australian community in Central Australia, a region of the Northern Territory. The community is located in the MacDonnell Shire local government area, west of Alice Springs...
.
Notable Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
who have lived in the region of Mount Liebig include Indigenous artist
Contemporary Indigenous Australian art
Contemporary Indigenous Australian art is the modern art work produced by Indigenous Australians. It is generally regarded as beginning with a painting movement that started at Papunya, northwest of Alice Springs, Northern Territory in 1971, involving artists such as Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri...
Nora Andy Napaltjarri
Nora Andy Napaltjarri
Nora Andy Napaltjarri is a Warlpiri– and Luritja–speaking Indigenous artist from Australia's Western Desert region. like her mother Entalura Nangala, Nora has painted for Indigenous artists' cooperative Papunya Tula...
and Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri
Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri
Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri is a Walpiri-speaking Indigenous artist from Australia's Western Desert region. Ngoia Pollard married Jack Tjampitjinpa, who became an artist working with the Papunya Tula company, and they had five children.Having commenced painting in 1997, Ngoia Pollard won a major...
.
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)
- Picture of Mount Liebig