Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; it is the third-largest settlement after Darwin and Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd, wife of the telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd. Known colloquially as The Alice or simply Alice, the town is situated roughly in Australia's geographic centre. It is nearly equidistant from Adelaide and Darwin.
Population: 25,912 (2021)
Established: 1872
Postcode(s): 0870-0872
Elevation: 545 m (1,788 ft)
Area: 327.5 km² (126.4 sq mi) (2011 urban)
Location: 1,499 km (931 mi) from Darwin · 1,532 km (952 mi) from Adelaide
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