Lefevre Peninsula


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Lefevre Peninsula /ləˈfiːvər pəˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/ A landform in South Australia, officially named on 3 June 1837 by Governor Hindmarsh to
Lefevre Peninsula
Lefevre Peninsula
Lefevre Peninsula.
honor Sir John G. Shaw-Lefevre, a key member of the South Australian Colonisation Commissioners. The Indigenous Kaurna people originally called the area mudlanga /mʊdˈlʌŋ.ɡə/, which translates to ‘the nose’ in their language.[1]

References


  1. Place Names of South Australia, By Geoffrey.H.Manning, 1990, P.177.
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