Mount Crombie
Coordinates: 26°38′S 130°48′E / 26.633°S 130.800°E Mount Crombie (Pitjantjatjara: Ulpara) is a mountain in the northwest of South Australia. It is a 569 metres high (1,867 ft) outcrop of granitic rock.[1] It is located about 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Amaṯa. The mountain is part of the traditional country of the Pitjantjatjara people, and there are several examples of rock art in the area.
The last recorded specimen of the lesser stick-nest rat, which used to be found throughout central Australia, was captured here in 1933.[2]
References
- ↑ Royal Society of South Australia (December 1905). Walter Howchin (ed.). Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. Vol. 29. Adelaide: W. C. Rigby. p. 65. 9330014.
- ↑ "Leporillus apicalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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