The Starting Point

Eastern trailhead for the Larapinta Trail, not far from Alice Springs Telegraph Station

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Soul-Searching and Solidarity on the Legendary Larapinta

August 12th 2021
Look at any map of Australia, and your eye will immediately be drawn to a name in the very centre of the continent: Alice Springs. Although only a fairly small town by most standards (population: 30,000) it appears on every map of the country for the simple reason that it is the largest settlement for a very, very long way in any direction. Historically, at least as far as European settlement is c ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » West McDonnell Ranges

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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