Musgrave Ranges

Musgrave Ranges
Musgrave Ranges is located in South Australia
Musgrave Ranges
Musgrave Ranges
Highest point
PeakNgarutjaranya
Elevation1,435 m (4,708 ft)[1]
Dimensions
Length210 km (130 mi)[1] east/west
Geography
CountryAustralia
State(s)South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia
Range coordinates26°19′13″S 131°44′38″E / 26.320329°S 131.743936°E / -26.320329; 131.743936

Musgrave Ranges is a mountain range in Central Australia, straddling the boundary of South Australia (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) and the Northern Territory (MacDonnell Shire),[2] extending into Western Australia. It is between the Great Victoria Desert to the south and the Gibson Desert to the north. They have a length of 210 kilometres (130 mi) and many peaks that have a height of more than 1,100 metres (3,600 ft), the highest being Ngarutjaranya at 1,435 metres (4,708 ft).[2]

  1. ^ a b MUsgrave Ranges. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2014. p. 682. ISBN 9781593394929. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Musgrave Ranges". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2009.