Zil ( Eng. Mount Zeil ) - the highest point of the Northern Territory in Australia .
| Zil | |
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 View of Mount Zil from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 1531 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Northern Territory |
| Mountain system | McDonnell |
Geography
Zil is the highest point of the Northern Territory, which is part of the Australian Union. The mountain is located in the McDonnell Mountain Range . Altitude is 1531 m [1] , which makes the mountain the highest point in Australia west of the Great Dividing Range .
History
It is believed that Mount Zil got its modern name during or after the expedition of Ernest Giles in 1872 and is named after Count Zil, who shortly before distinguished himself in a geographical study of the Spitsbergen archipelago. According to published Giles magazines, this name was given grief at the request of Ferdinand Muller , who financed the expedition. [2]
The native name of the mountain in the language of the Australian aborigines is Ulaterrke ( English Urlatherrke ) (named after the local species of the caterpillar). Traditionally, the mountain played an important religious role for the locals who attended it for sacrifices and other rituals, for example, women performed dances, asking the gods that their children would grow quickly, like caterpillars. [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Highest Mountains . Australian Government. Geoscience Australia. Date of treatment February 25, 2011. Archived March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Mount Zeil . NT Place Names Register Extract. Date of treatment January 29, 2009. Archived March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Mythological Surrealism, The Relationship of Story and Art (inaccessible link) . The Hermannsburg School. Date of treatment January 29, 2009. Archived March 29, 2012.