Horn expedition
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The Horn Scientific Expedition was the first primarily scientific expedition to study the natural history of Central Australia, sponsored by three Australian universities. It took place from May to Au
Members of the expedition: Ralph Tate, F. W. Belt, J. A. Watt, W. A. Horn, W. Baldwin Spencer, Charles Winnecke, G. A. Keartland, and E. C. Stirling
MacDonnell Ranges
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The MacDonnell Ranges, or Tjoritja in the Arrernte language, is a mountain range in southern Northern Territory. MacDonnell Ranges is also the name given to an interim Australian bioregion broadly enc
Horn expedition
…using camels for transport to traverse over 3000 km of largely uncharted country from Oodnadatta through the Finke River basin to Alice Springs and the Macdonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory. The expedition was equipped and sponsored by William Austin Horn, a wealthy pastoralist and mining magnate, who accompanied…
From the Larapinta Trail near Glen Helen
Ellery Creek Big Hole
Ellery Creek and river red gum trees
Ochre pits