Alice Springs

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The town of Alice Springs is located in Central Australia and has a population of around 28,000. It lies almost in the geographical centre of Australia, about 1500 kilometres from the nearest major city. Almost equidistant between Adelaide and Darwin, distances from Alice Springs to other Australian capital cities are listed below.

Alice Springs lies about 700 metres above sea level. The highest point in the Northern Territory, Mount Zeil (1,525 metres), rises out of the West MacDonnell Range about 200 kms to the west. The township has an area of 149 square kilometres, while the municipality as a whole (including the airport) has an area of 327 square km. It is the unofficial capital of the Southern Region of the Northern Territory, which has a total area of 542,500 square km.

As is typical of a desert environment, Central Australia has a predominantly dry, with blue skies from April to September. The average annual rainfall of 275mm typically occurs during the hotter months from October to March. During the hot summer months (October to March), temperatures in the low 40 degrees Centigrade (104-108 F) are not uncommon, while throughout the winter months (May to September) overnight minimums can fall as low as minus 7 degrees Centigrade (19 F).

Alice Springs to Adelaide: 1316 km
Alice Springs to Darwin: 1305 km
Alice Springs to Sydney: 2030 km
Alice Springs to Perth: 1650 km
Alice Springs to Melbourne: 1860 km
Alice Springs to Cairns: 1790 km

Alice Springs is the perfect base from which to explore the many outstanding features of Central Australia, including Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Watarrka (Kings Canyon), the East MacDonnell Ranges and the West MacDonnell Ranges.