Red Centre
The Red Centre is the colloquial name given to the southern desert region of the Northern Territory in Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Alice Springs and Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.
Alice Springs
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Alice Springs, sometimes colloquially known as Alice, is the heart of Central Australia and consists of cavernous gorges, boundless desert landscapes, remote Aboriginal communities and a charming pioneering history.
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is a park in the Northern Territory of Australia, part of the so-called Red Centre of the continent. The national park is a UNESCO World Heritage area and is best known for Uluṟu, a single massive rock formation, and also for…
MacDonnell Ranges
The MacDonnell Ranges, or Tjoritja in Arrernte, is a mountain range located in southern Northern Territory. MacDonnell Ranges is also the name given to an interim Australian bioregion broadly encompassing the mountain range, with an area of 3,929,444 hectares.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Yulara and Watarrka National Park.
Yulara
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Yulara is the resort town just north of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park in the south of the Northern Territory.
Watarrka National Park
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Watarrka National Park is in the Red Centre of the Northern Territory, home to the King's Canyon.
West MacDonnell National Park
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Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park is in the Red Centre of Australia, west of Alice Springs, 1234 km south of Darwin. It extends along the MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs.
Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve
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Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve is in Northern Territory in Australia, on the edge of the Simpson Desert.
Rainbow Valley
The Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve is a scenic natural reserve consisting of various formation of sandstones and rock in the Northern Territory of Australia, 100 km south of Alice Springs. The reserve is a popular daytrip from Alice Springs.
Ewaninga Conservation Reserve
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The Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia consisting of an area of low sand dunes, rocky outcrops and a claypan about 35 kilometres south of Alice Springs.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Alice Springs Reptile Centre and ANZAC Hill.
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.ANZAC Hill
Peak
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ANZAC Hill, at 608 meters, is located in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory of Australia and it is on the lands of the Arrernte people. The Arrernte name of ANZAC Hill have been recorded as both Untyeyetwelye and Atnelkentyarliweke.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillen and Braitling.
Gillen
Suburb
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.
Braitling
Suburb
Braitling 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 Bill and Doreen Braitling, who established Mount Doreen Station in 1930.
East Side
Suburb
East Side is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.
Red Centre
- Type: region of the Northern Territory
- Description: region of the Northern Territory of Australia
- Also known as: “Alice Springs Region” and “Central Australia”
- Location: Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-23.7° or 23° 42′ southLongitude
133.87° or 133° 52′ 12″ eastOpen location code
5Q8M7VXC+X2Wikidata ID
Q18103669
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Red Centre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وسط أستراليا”
- Bengali: “মধ্য অস্ট্রেলিয়া”
- Catalan: “Austràlia Central”
- Central Kurdish: “ئوسترالیای ناوەندی”
- Chinese: “中澳大利亞”
- Chinese: “澳洲中部”
- Czech: “Střední Austrálie”
- Dutch: “Central Australia”
- Esperanto: “Centra Aŭstralio”
- French: “Australie-Centrale”
- French: “région d’Alice Springs”
- French: “Région d’Alice Springs”
- Georgian: “ალის-სპრინგსის რეგიონი”
- Georgian: “ცენტრალური ავსტრალია”
- German: “Central Australia”
- German: “Zentralaustralien”
- Hebrew: “אוסטרליה המרכזית”
- Hebrew: “אזור אליס ספרינגס”
- Hebrew: “מחוז אליס ספרינגס”
- Hebrew: “מרכז אוסטרליה”
- Indonesian: “Australia tengah”
- Indonesian: “Australia Tengah”
- Indonesian: “Central Australia”
- Irish: “An Astráil Láir”
- Italian: “Red Centre”
- Japanese: “中央オーストラリア”
- Japanese: “中部オーストラリア”
- Kirghiz: “Борбордук Австралия”
- Latvian: “Centrālā Austrālija”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alice Springs Region”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alice Springs-regionen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Central Australia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Centralia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sentral-Australia”
- Norwegian: “Sentral-Australia”
- Persian: “آلیس اسپرینگ”
- Persian: “الیس اسپرینگ”
- Portuguese: “Austrália Central”
- Portuguese: “Região de Alice Springs”
- Russian: “Центральная Австралия”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Centralna Australija”
- Spanish: “Australia central”
- Spanish: “Australia Central”
- Urdu: “وسطی آسٹریلیا”
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