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Australia's Tropics - Queensland, January 2024

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February 20th 2024
Queensland is Australia's take on paradise. Warm, laidback, and heartbreakingly beautiful, its sweep of pristine beaches, luxuriant jungle and ethereal peaks conjure a southern Shangri-La. Situated in the northeastern region of the continent, it is the 2nd largest and 3rdmost populous of all the Australian states. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, includ ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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