Australia. Ernest Giles was born in Bristol, England, the eldest son of William Giles (c. 1795 – 28 May 1860), a merchant, and Jane Elizabeth Giles, née Powell...

(1,600 ft) in places. As noted by early Australian explorers such as Ernest Giles large portions of the desert are characterized by gravel-covered terrains...

1870–1872. Giles was a son of Christopher Giles Snr (25 March 1802 – 26 April 1884), a member of the Corn Exchange, London, and his wife Hannah Giles, née Tester...

disappeared when he left Ernest Giles with a compass and his horse, going back to fetch some water for himself, the mare and Giles, leaving Giles walking. Gibson...

sometimes alternatively spelled Dirck Hartog or Dierick Hartochszch. Ernest Giles referred to him as Theodoric Hartog. The Western Australian island Dirk...

his survival to Charley, an Aboriginal tracker. The British explorer Ernest Giles, who crossed the desert in 1875, gave it the name Great Victoria Desert...

behest of Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Mount Olga was named in 1872 by Ernest Giles, in honour of Queen Olga of Württemberg (born Grand Duchess Olga of Russia...

the canyon, and gives it its name. The creek was named by the explorer Ernest Giles in 1872. He wrote in his book Geographic Travels in Central Australia...

212 km (132 mi) to the northeast of Uluru (Ayers Rock). It was named by Ernest Giles in 1872 after Australian explorer William Gosse's brother Henry, who...

separate expeditions, Ernest Giles and William Gosse were the first European explorers to this area. While exploring the area in 1872, Giles sighted Kata Tjuta...

Transcontinental Telegraph Line. He made useful additions to the discoveries of Ernest Giles. Gosse was born on 11 December 1842 in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England...

Australia and South Australia. In 1875, British-born Australian explorer Ernest Giles became the first European to cross the desert. He named the desert after...

Range. It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following Ernest Giles's 1872 expedition, probably after Count Karl von Waldburg-Zeil (1841–1890)...

for Leichhardt in 1858 Ernest Giles – expeditions 1872–1876 William Tietkens – expedition in 1889 Gibson Desert Ernest Giles – crossed the desert in...

Richard Ernest Giles; 2 September 1927 - 6 November 2003) was a Methodist Irish language activist, teacher and writer. Richard Ernest Giles was born...

surrounding plains and comprises massifs of granite and gneiss. William Ernest Giles was the first European man to pass through the area and camped to the...

lies in central Australia, is also named after Amadeo I by the explorer Ernest Giles, who was the first European to find the lake, in 1872.  Italy: Knight...

Italian 19th the Nile, Sudan Humphrey Gilbert English 16th North America Ernest Giles Australian 19th Central Australia Diogo Gomes Portuguese 15th West African...

the German cartographer, August Heinrich Petermann by the explorer, Ernest Giles, in 1874. The locality’s boundary and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007...

Giles is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after explorer Ernest Giles, it is the largest electorate...

explorer Ernest Giles, as well as other history, as follows: The site that is now Kaltukatjara was originally named Docker River by Ernest Giles during...

his book Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae using samples collected by Ernest Giles from near Victoria Springs, located approximately 200 km (120 mi) east...

exploration by Peter Warburton in 1873, William Christie Gosse in 1873, Ernest Giles in 1875–76, David Lindsay in 1885–1886, Thomas Elder in 1891–1892, on...

Petermanns were named for the geographer August Heinrich Petermann by Ernest Giles, the first European explorer to visit the area, and are commonly associated...

were the explorers Ernest Giles and W. H. Tietkens, in 1874. They saw the rock from Weld Pass, which is further to the west. Giles named the rock after...

Giles Weather Station (also referred to as Giles Meteorological Station or Giles) is located in Western Australia near the Northern Territory border, about...

the British-born Australian explorer Ernest Giles in central Australia in 1872. Mueller was Giles' benefactor. Giles had wanted to name the tallest peak...

Dr Daniel Curdie, a subscriber to Giles' fund for his expedition. After climbing to the top of Mount Curdie, Giles also gave names to other peaks in the...

station exist on the station today. Alfred Giles refers to his only meeting with the explorer Ernest Giles (no relation) at "the Peake" in the 1870s....

trail, up to Ormiston Pound, which obscures it from then on. Explorer Ernest Giles named the mountain in honour of German botanist Dr. Otto Wilhelm Sonder...