Davenport Range

The Davenport Range is a mountain range 760 km north of Adelaide, South Australia. The nearest town is Coober Pedy which about 140 km to the southwest. It was named by the explorer Major Peter Warburton who first saw them in 1859. He named them after Sir Samuel Davenport (1818—1889), a South Australian politician.

References

1 2 "Map of Davenport Range in South Australia". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Deasey, Denison (1976). "Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813 - 1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
↑ Nicks, Beverly (1972). "Davenport, Sir Samuel (1818 - 1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

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[bonzle-1] 1 2 "Map of Davenport Range in South Australia". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Deasey, Denison (1976). "Warburton, Peter Egerton (1813 - 1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

[3] Nicks, Beverly (1972). "Davenport, Sir Samuel (1818 - 1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.