Gillen
Gillen is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people. The suburb is named after FJ Gillen and Mt Gillen in the MacDonnell Ranges and ultimately derived from the anthropologist Francis James Gillen, who was the telegraphist and station master at Alice Springs in 1892.- Type: Suburb with 4,200 residents
- Description: suburb of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
- Also known as: “Gillen, Northern Territory” and “Gillen, Northern Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Traeger Park and Central Australian Aviation Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Gap and Ciccone.
The Gap
Suburb
The Gap is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Desert Springs
Suburb
Desert Springs is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Gillen
- Category: locality
- Location: Alice Springs, Red Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-23.711° or 23° 42′ 40″ south
Longitude
133.866° or 133° 51′ 58″ east
Population
4,200
Elevation
577 metres (1,893 feet)
Open location code
5Q8M7VQ8+J9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Malayalam—“Gillen” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mpwetyerre and Heavitree Gap.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Newland Park and Forrest Park.
Red Centre: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park and MacDonnell Ranges.
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