Larapinta Sign
Larapinta is the Arrernte (Aboriginal language) name for the Finke River in Australia It may also refer to the following places in Australia: *Larapinta, Northern Territory, a suburb * Larapinta Trail, a walking track in the Northern Territory *Larapinta, Queensland Larapinta is an outer southern industrial suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Larapinta had a population of 0 people. Larapinta is on the boundary with Logan City. The industrial area has become a new addition to the ...

Finke River
The Finke River, or ''Larapinta'' (Arrernte), is a river in central Australia, one of four main rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin and thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year and when this happens, its water usually disappears into the sands of the Simpson Desert, rarely if ever reaching Lake Eyre. Geography The source of the Finke River is in the Northern Territory's MacDonnell Ranges which flows through central Australia, the name Finke River is first applied at the confluence of the Davenport and Ormiston Creeks, just north of Mount Zeil. From here the river meanders for approximately to the western edge of the Simpson Desert in northern South Australia. It flows through the West MacDonnell and Finke Gorge National Parks. Usually the river is a string of waterholes, but it can become a raging torrent during rare flood events. In extreme events, water from the Finke River flows into the Macumba River, which empties into Lake Eyre, a tot ...
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Larapinta, Northern Territory
Larapinta is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the western side of Alice Springs. The name of the suburb is an Aboriginal name for the Finke River The Finke River, or ''Larapinta'' (Arrernte), is a river in central Australia, one of four main rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin and thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year and when this happens, its wate .... References Suburbs of Alice Springs {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub ...
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Larapinta Trail
The Larapinta Trail is an extended walking track in the Northern Territory of Australia. Its total length covers from east to west, with the eastern end at Alice Springs and the western end at Mount Sonder, one of the territory's highest mountains. It follows the West MacDonnell Ranges, sometimes along the ridge line, other times on the plain below, in the West MacDonnell National Park. Notable attractions *Finke River *Simpsons Gap *Standley Chasm * Ellery Creek Bighole *Serpentine Gorge *Ochre Pits *Ormiston Pound * Redbank Gorge * Glen Helen Gorge History The walk harbours many Aboriginal sacred sites of the Arrernte people, who have permitted tourists to visit the sites. The Larapinta Trail was the brainchild of Alan Ginns, who was a national park planner with the Conservation Commission of the NT in Alice Springs from 1982 to 1996. The trail was a key component of the concept for the West MacDonnell National Park, also one of Ginns' initiatives. Ginns gained the No ...
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