Adelaide is approximately 1500 km south of Alice Springs.
Alice Springs is located south of Darwin.
Adelaide is south of Alice Springs, but the most substantial city to the southwest is Perth, in Western Australia.
Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, is the closest capital city to Alice Springs by road and by air. By road, Alice Springs is a distance of 1497km from Darwin, whereas Adelaide, capital of South Australia, is a distance of 1529 km. By air, Darwin is 1284km from Alice Springs, and Adelaide is 1326km.
Alice Springs is further south. Rockhampton and Alice Springs both lie on the Tropic of Capricorn, but Alice Springs is just very slightly further south.
Alice Springs is the second largest city in the Northern Territory, with a population of over 25 000. It was named after springs which were discovered on 11 March 1871 by the team building the Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to the north coast. The springs lie to the north-east of the town and were named after the wife of Charles Todd, the man instrumental in securing the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line for South Australia. Alice Springs was the name given to the telegraph repeater station which operated from 1872 to 1932. The actual town, originally surveyed in 1888, was 3km south of the telegraph station. The town was therefore founded as a base for the repeater station. Until the early 1930s, the official name of the town was Stuart. However, this created confusion for administrators in Adelaide, so on 31 August 1933 the township of Stuart was officially gazetted Alice Springs.
The MacDonnell Ranges extend from west of Alice Springs to south of it.
There are no deserts in Alice Springs. Alice Springs is a large town in central Australia. The Simpson Desert stretches south from Alice Springs and extends into South Australia, as well as far western Queensland, so Alice Springs is on the northern end of the Simpson Desert.
Alice Springs ( 'The Alice' ) is almost exactly in the center of Australia in the Northern Territory. It lies 1491km south of Darwin. It is around 450km by road from Ayers Rock ( Uluru) in a north-easterly direction.
Alice Springs, Australia, is closer to the equator than Portland, Oregon. Alice Springs is located at approximately 23.7 degrees south latitude, while Portland is at about 45.5 degrees north latitude. This means Alice Springs is significantly nearer to the equatorial region compared to Portland.
Alice Springs came about as a result of the exploration of John McDouall Stuart. In 1862, Stuart's third expedition succeeded in finding a route through the central Australia to the north coast, navigating and mapping the country for white settlement. The construction of the Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to Darwin was completed in 1872. The springs after which the town was named were discovered on 11 March 1871 by the team building the Overland Telegraph Line. They actually lie to the north-east of the town and were named after the wife of Charles Todd, the man instrumental in securing the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line for South Australia. Surveyors William Whitfield Mills and John Ross both claim credit for the discovery of the springs. Alice Springs was the name given to the telegraph repeater station which operated from 1872 to 1932. The actual town, originally surveyed in 1888, was 3km south of the telegraph station. Until the early 1930s, the official name of the town was Stuart. However, this created confusion for administrators in Adelaide, so on 31 August 1933 the township of Stuart was officially gazetted Alice Springs.
The Stuart Highway is the highway from Alice Springs to Darwin. It was named after John McDouall Stuart, who was the first European explorer to successfully travel from south to north across the continent.
The Stuart Highway is the main road from Alice Springs to Darwin. It was named after John McDouall Stuart, who was the first European explorer to successfully travel from south to north across the continent.