| 词条 | Mount Westall (Queensland) |
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| name = Mount Westall | other_name = | photo = | photo_size = | photo_alt = | photo_caption = | elevation = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_ref = | prominence = | prominence_m = | prominence_ft = | prominence_ref = | listing = | range = | parent_peak = | location = Queensland, Australia | map = Australia Queensland | map_alt = | map_caption = | map_relief = | map_size = | label = | label_position = | coordinates = {{coord|22|21|59|S|150|34|59|E|display=inline,title}} | topo = | type = | volcanic_arc/belt = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | child = | embedded = }}Mount Westall is a mount in Queensland, Australia.[1] It was named on 21 August 1802 by Matthew Flinders. Flinders, who was commander of {{HMS|Investigator}}, anchored in Port Bowen that day, he went ashore to explore with his party of scientists. He offered to name the highest visible point in the vicinity after whoever reached the top first. The landscape artist William Westall won, hence the name.[2] See also{{Portal|Queensland}}
References1. ^{{cite web | title = Mount Westall | work = Gazetteer of Australia Online | url = http://www.ga.gov.au/place-name/PlaceDetails.jsp?submit1=QLD37086 | publisher = Geoscience Australia, Australian Government | accessdate = 2009-11-24}} {{Queensland-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite book | author = Findlay, Elizabeth | year = 1998 | title = Arcadian Quest: William Westall's Australian Sketches | publisher = National Library of Australia | isbn = 0-642-10798-X | page = 8}} 2 : Mountains of Queensland|Central Queensland |
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