The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment

Escarpment

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 running north-south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain

Swan Coastal Plain

The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geological and biological zone, one of Western Australia's...

 and Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

Western Australia

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. It extends generally north of Bindoon

Bindoon, Western Australia

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, to the south of Pemberton

Pemberton, Western Australia

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, and easterly to include Mount Bakewell near York

York, Western Australia

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 and Mount Saddleback near Boddington

Boddington, Western Australia

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The feature was first recorded as General Darling Range by Charles Fraser

Charles Fraser (botanist)

Charles Fraser or Frazer was Colonial Botanist of New South Wales from 1821 to 1831. He collected and catalogued numerous Australian plant species, and participated in a number of exploring expeditions...

, Government Botanist with Captain James Stirling

James Stirling (Australian governor)

Admiral Sir James Stirling RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia...

 aboard HMS Success

HMS Success (1825)

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in March 1827.

Maps from the 1830s show the scarp labelled "General Darlings

Ralph Darling

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 Range"; this later became Darling Range, a name by which the formation was still commonly known in the late 20th century, despite common understanding of it being an escarpment.