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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 include Traeger Park and Central Australian Aviation Museum.
Traeger Park
Stadium
Traeger Park is a sports complex located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, in the suburb of The Gap. Named after Alfred Hermann Traeger, the park was officially opened by Anne Catherine Smallwood, Alfred's younger daughter.
Central Australian Aviation Museum
Museum
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Central Australian Aviation Museum is an aviation museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
Alice Springs Reptile Centre
The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is a privately operated reptile centre and environmental education facility in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.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. It is located at the Heavitree Gap. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.
Ciccone
Suburb
Ciccone is an industrial suburb of Alice Springs with a population of around 255. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people. Ciccone is located right next to Stuart Highway.
Desert Springs
Suburb
Desert Springs is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional country of the Arrernte people.
Gillen
- Category: locality
- Location: Alice Springs, Red Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-23.711° or 23° 42′ 40″ southLongitude
133.866° or 133° 51′ 58″ eastPopulation
4,200Elevation
577 metres (1,893 feet)Open location code
5Q8M7VQ8+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6051889779OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348792Wikidata ID
Q22525629
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In Other Languages
From French to Malayalam—“Gillen” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Newland Park and Forrest Park.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gillen”. Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.