Alice Springs is located south of Darwin.
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.
Adelaide is approximately 1500 km south of Alice Springs.
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.
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.
Under normal circumstances, you do not need a 4WD to drive from Darwin to Alice Springs as the Stuart Highway, which runs between the two, is fully sealed. During the wet season, a 4WD may be required along some sections of road south of Darwin.
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.
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.
Yes. The Simpson Desert stretches south from Alice Springs and extends into South Australia, as well as far western Queensland.
No, Sydney is south east of Darwin. Darwin is in the north of Australia, Sydney is in the east.
Adelaide is south of Alice Springs, but the most substantial city to the southwest is Perth, in Western Australia.