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Alice Springs is a remote town in the Northern Territory of Australia, located roughly in the geographic center of the continent. Situated in the MacDonnell Ranges on the banks of the usually dry Todd River, the town developed around a permanent waterhole known as Mparntwe to the Indigenous Arrernte people, who have inhabited the region for millennia. Often referred to as the capital of the Australian Outback, the town serves as a major administrative and logistical hub for surrounding pastoral properties and remote communities.
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What is Alice Springs called in the Arrernte language?
Alice Springs is called Mparntwe in Arrernte. The town developed around a waterhole named Alice Springs after Alice Todd, the wife of telegraph official Charles Todd. [Alice Springs history](https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/about-alice-springs/more/a-brief-history)
Why is the Todd River usually dry in Alice Springs?
The Todd River is an intermittent river that normally has no surface flow through town. Heavy rain in the surrounding ranges can produce sudden floods even after long dry periods. [Tourism Northern Territory](https://www.tourismnt.test.brainiumlabs.com.au/research-strategies/destination-management-plans/alice-springs-macdonnell-ranges-region)
What role did the Alice Springs Telegraph Station play?
The Alice Springs Telegraph Station was established in 1871 as a repeater station on Australia's Overland Telegraph Line. The settlement later grew around that communications outpost. [Alice Springs history](https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/about-alice-springs/more/a-brief-history)
Which Indigenous people are traditionally connected with Alice Springs?
The Arrernte people are the traditional custodians of Mparntwe and the surrounding country. Arrernte stories describe the creation of the MacDonnell Ranges by ancestral caterpillar beings including Ayepe-arenye, Ntyarlke, and Utnerrengatye. [Alice Springs history](https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/about-alice-springs/more/a-brief-history)
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