Lake Maraboon & Twin Hill Billabong 8030821.4 Lake Maraboon

Lake Maraboon & Twin Hill Billabong

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August 3rd 2021
When it is full LakeMaraboon, 16kms out of Emerald, is 3 times the size of SydneyHarbour. The name translates as “where the black duck fly” – there were no black ducks today, presumably because water levels are so low; the lake is apparently only holding 17% its capacity at present. We did the loop drive to the lake and Fairburn Dam first thing this morning. The view of the dam wall and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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