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Mount Magnet

Mount Magnet proper noun: a town and local government area (the Shire of Mount Magnet) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.

Proper noun

Mount Magnet

  1. A town and local government area (the Shire of Mount Magnet) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.

Origin of Mount Magnet

A name given by Robert Austin (explorer) to two hills with an extremely high iron content, which affected the readings of his compass.

Questions about Mount Magnet

What does Mount Magnet mean?
Mount Magnet means a town and local government area (the Shire of Mount Magnet) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.
What part of speech is Mount Magnet?
Mount Magnet is a proper noun.

Words near Mount Magnet in the dictionary

  1. Mount Lonarch
  2. Mount Long
  3. Mount Lorne
  4. Mount Lung
  5. Mount Macedon
  6. Mount Magnet
  7. Mount Major
  8. Mount Marsden
  9. Mount Marsh
  10. Mount Martha
  11. Mount Maunganui

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