Alice Springs

Alice Springs is a city within the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies on the banks of the usually dry Todd River. Alice Springs is the availability depot for cattle stations, mines, and Aboriginal settlements within the central space of Australia. The city can also be a well-liked vacationer resort. From the city, vacationers journey to go to Uluru (also called Ayers Rock), Mount Connor, and Mount Olga.

 Alice Springs was specified by 1888. It was initially named Stuart, after the explorer John McDouall Stuart. In 1933, the identify was modified to honor Alice Todd. Her husband, Charles Heavitree Todd, accomplished the telegraph line from Port Augusta to Darwin in 1872. The Todd River bears his identify.

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