Heavitree Gap

The Gap

One last Photograph from Alice Springs looking towards Heavitree Gap from Anzac Hill,

Beautiful balmy night in the Alice.

The Heavitree Gap, or Ntaripe in the Arrernte language, is a water gap in the MacDonnell Ranges of Central Australia. It is the southern entrance to the city of Alice Springs and in addition to the Todd River it carries the main road and rail access to the South.The Gap was named by William Mills, the Overland Telegraph line surveyor who discovered the location for Alice Springs. It was named after his former school in Heavitree, Devon.

 

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