Mount Bartle Frere

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The highest mountain in Queensland, Australia, in a protected rainforest

proper noun

: Monte Bartle Frere

We hiked to the summit of Mount Bartle Frere during our visit to Queensland.

Examples

Clouds often cover the peak of Mount Bartle Frere in the rainy season.
Mount Bartle Frere offers breathtaking views of the surrounding rainforest.
I climbed Mount Bartle Frere last summer.
Have you ever visited Mount Bartle Frere?
Hikers from all over the world come to explore Mount Bartle Frere, the highest peak in Queensland.
While visiting Queensland, we took stunning photographs of Mount Bartle Frere against the clear blue sky.
Many nature enthusiasts enjoy trekking through the rainforest to reach Mount Bartle Frere and admire its beauty.

Surface Forms

Mount Bartle Frere main

Morphology

mount + Bartle + Frere

The structure 'Mount + [name]' transparently signals a mountain: a B1 learner who knows 'mount' will understand this denotes a mountain called Bartle Frere. The elements 'Bartle' and 'Frere' are opaque proper names that do not add lexical meaning (and do not reveal location or prominence), but the overall compositional meaning ('a mountain named Bartle Frere') is obvious.

Etymology

Mount Bartle Frere was named after a British official, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, because early explorers often gave important people's names to big places. That's why the name is used today for Queensland's highest mountain.