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Alice Springs, town (1991 pop. 20,448), Northern Territory, Australia. It lies in a pastoral area surrounded by desert near the center of the continent and is a stop on the Adelaide Darwin Railway. The town became important as a telegraph station on the overland route from Adelaide to Darwin. It is now the focus of tourism for central Australia. Gold, copper, tungsten, and mica are mined in the area. Alice SpringsTown (pop., 2006: 23,893), Northern Territory, Australia. It lies between Darwin and Adelaide, virtually in the centre of the continent. It originated in the 1870s as a station on the Overland Telegraph Line. Because of its location, it has become a major shipping point. Its mild winter climate makes it a popular tourist destination. Alice Springs a town in central Australia, in the Northern Territory, in the Macdonnell Ranges. Pop.: 23 640 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the past JAL has operated charter flights from main airports in
Japan to Alaska (US), Koror (Palau), Prague (Czech Republic), Budapest
(Hungary), Ulaan Baatar (Mongolia), Alice Springs (Australia), and from
regional airports in Japan to Hawaii, Guam and Macao. While Alice Springs itself
(population 30,000) is little more than a collection of art galleries,
pubs, and cafes baking in the sun (you can forget any Adventures of
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert fantasies you may be harboring; that was
a movie), it's a comfortable base for adventuring into the
surrounding wilderness. TOURIST TIME: Have students choose a place in Australia to
"visit" (some examples: the Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock,
Nambung National Park, Alice Springs, Tasmania). |
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