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Town in the Northern Territory, Australia
Alice Springs (Eastern Arrernte: Mparntwe) is the third largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills for Alice, Lady Todd (née Alice Gillam Bell), wife of telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd. Now colloquially known as Alice, or simply Alice, the city is located roughly in the geographical center of Australia. It is almost equidistant from Adelaide and Darwin.The area is known as Mparntwe to its original inhabitants, Arrernte, who has lived in the central Australian desert in and around what is now Alice Springs for thousands of years. Alice Springs had an urban population of 26,534 in June 2018, after having declined by an average annual growth rate of -1.16% from year to year over the past five years. The city's population accounts for about ten percent of the population in the northern Territory.The town straddles the usually dry Todd River on the north side of the MacDonnell Ranges. The surrounding region is known as the center of Australia, or the Red Center, a dry environment that consists of several different deserts. Temperatures in Alice Springs can vary, with an average maximum in the summer of 35.6 ° C (96.1 ° F) and an average minimum in winter of 5.1 ° C (41.2 ° F). .... Learn more at Wikipedia
Located on Adelaide Darwin railway, Alice Springs reached by train. Alice Springs railway station watched by the Ghan, run by Great Southern Rail, on its journey between Adelaide and Darwin. The train arrives twice a week in each direction.The line first opened to Alice Springs in 1929, as the narrow gauge Central Australia Railway. It was not until 1980 that the current standard gauge line was opened, which was extended to Darwin in 2004. There are daily express bus services to and from Adelaide and Darwin service Alice Springs. Stuart Highway, drive north from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs, Northern Territory is the main road. The distance from Alice Springs to Adelaide is 1.530 km (950 ml) and to Darwin is 1.498 km (931 ml). There are daily flights from Alice Springs airport to Adelaide, Ayers Rock (Uluru), Cairns, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. There are also direct flights several times a week to Brisbane. Two airlines serving Alice Springs: Qantas and Virgin Australia.Alice Springs is a base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
| Name | Alice Springs |
|---|---|
| Long Name | Alice Springs, NT, Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Country | Australia |
| Map | Open Map |
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