Alice Springs

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Alice Springs is a remote town in Australia’s Northern Territory, known as a gateway to the Red Centre and nearby landmarks such as Uluru and Kings Canyon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
annualRainfallApproximate around 280 mm
averageMaximumTemperatureSummer around 35–40 °C
averageMinimumTemperatureWinter around 0–5 °C
climateType hot desert climate
connectedByHighway Stuart Highway
country Australia
distanceToAdelaide about 1500 km by road
distanceToDarwin about 1500 km by road
establishedAsTown 19th century
federalElectorate Lingiari
hasAirport Alice Springs Airport
hasAlternativeName Mparntwe
The Alice
hasAttraction Alice Springs Desert Park
Araluen Arts Centre
Royal Flying Doctor Service museum
School of the Air
Simpsons Gap (nearby)
MacDonnell Ranges
surface form: West MacDonnell Ranges (nearby)
hasImportantFacility Pine Gap (nearby US–Australia joint defence facility)
hasLocalGovernmentArea Alice Springs self-linksurface differs
surface form: Town of Alice Springs
hasPostcode 0870
hasRailwayService The Ghan
hasSignificantIndigenousCommunity Arrernte people
isAdministrativeCentreOf Central Australia
surface form: Central Australia region (informal)
isGatewayTo Kings Canyon
Red Centre
Uluru
isRemote true
locatedIn Northern Territory
Central Australia
surface form: central Australia
locatedInDesertRegion Central Desert
locatedInTimeZone Australian Central Standard Time
locatedOnRiver Todd River
majorEconomicActivity defence
government services
pastoralism
tourism
namedAfter Alice Todd
populationApproximate around 25,000 to 30,000 inhabitants
region Outback
territoryElectorate Araluen
Braitling
Brennan
traditionalOwners Arrernte people
UTCOffset +09:30

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Serpentine Gorge distanceFrom Alice Springs
Jessie Gap locatedNear Alice Springs
Jessie Gap distanceFrom Alice Springs
Trephina Gorge locatedNear Alice Springs
Trephina Gorge distanceFrom Alice Springs
Simpsons Gap locatedNear Alice Springs
Simpsons Gap distanceFrom Alice Springs
Standley Chasm locatedNear Alice Springs
Standley Chasm distanceFrom Alice Springs
Ormiston Gorge locatedNear Alice Springs
Glen Helen Gorge distanceFrom Alice Springs
Emily Gap locatedNear Alice Springs
Emily Gap distanceFrom Alice Springs
this entity surface form: Alice Springs city centre
Larapinta Trail terminusA Alice Springs
Larapinta Trail closestCity Alice Springs
Robyn Davidson's memoir "Tracks" placeOfJourneyStart Alice Springs
subject surface form: Tracks
Robyn Davidson startPoint Alice Springs
Albert Namatjira placeOfDeath Alice Springs
this entity surface form: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Albert Namatjira residence Alice Springs
this entity surface form: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Papunya nearestMajorCentre Alice Springs
Lake Amadeus closestMajorTown Alice Springs
Mount Zeil locatedNear Alice Springs
Mount Zeil nearestMajorTown Alice Springs
Helmut Newton spouse Alice Springs
Giles Track hasNearbyTown Alice Springs
this entity surface form: Alice Springs (regional centre)