MacDonnell Ranges

The MacDonnell Ranges, or Tjoritja in the Arrernte language, is a mountain range in southern . MacDonnell Ranges is also the name given to an interim Australian bioregion broadly encompassing the mountain range, with an area of 3,929,444 hectares.
  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 568 metres
  • Description: mountain range and bioregion in central Australia
  • Also known as: “MacDonnell Range”, “MacDonnell Ranges bioregion”, “Mont Sender”, “Mont Zeil”, “Tjoritja”, “West MacDonnell Ranges”, “Макдонел”, “Планини Мак-Донел”, “Планини Макдонел”, “マクドネル山地”, and “麦当劳山脉”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermannsburg.

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MacDonnell Ranges

Latitude
-23.9603° or 23° 57′ 37″ south
Longitude
132.7758° or 132° 46′ 33″ east
Elevation
568 metres (1,864 feet)
Open location code
5Q8J2QQG+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“MacDonnell Ranges” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “MacDonnell mendikatea”
  • Basque: “MacDonnell mendilerroa”
  • Bavarian: “MacDonnell Ranges”
  • Bulgarian: “Макдонъл”
  • Catalan: “Serralada MacDonnell”
  • Cebuano: “Macdonnell Ranges”
  • Chinese: “麥克唐奈爾山脈”
  • Chinese: “麦克唐奈尔山脉”
  • Czech: “MacDonnell Ranges”
  • Czech: “MacDonnellovo pohoří”
  • Danish: “MacDonnell Ranges”
  • Dutch: “MacDonnellgebergte”
  • Estonian: “MacDonnelli mäestik”
  • French: “Monts MacDonnell”
  • German: “MacDonnell Ranges”
  • Hungarian: “MacDonnell-hegység”
  • Japanese: “マクドネル山脈”
  • Kazakh: “Мак-Доннелл”
  • Kazakh: “Макдоннелл”
  • Kirghiz: “Макдоннелл”
  • Ladin: “MacDonnell Ranges”
  • Lithuanian: “Makdonelio kalnai”
  • Lithuanian: “Makdonelo kalnagūbris”
  • Malayalam: “മക്ഡൊണെൽ റേഞ്ചസ്”
  • Polish: “Góry Macdonnella”
  • Russian: “Мак-Доннелл”
  • Russian: “хребет Мак-Доннелл”
  • Slovak: “Macdonnellove vrchy”
  • Spanish: “Cordillera MacDonnell”
  • Swedish: “Macdonnell Ranges”
  • Turkish: “MacDonnell Sıradağları”
  • Ukrainian: “Мак-Донелл”
  • Urdu: “میکڈونل رینجز”
  • Venetian: “Cordejera MacDonnell”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ulpunda and Lyilyalanama.

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