Beautiful Whitehaven Beach

White Haven Beach

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September 20th 2007
We have enjoyed so much, went snorkelling at Esk Island I was so surprised by the healthy coral, all the colours of the rainbow so beautiful, and the tropical fish around, it is wonderful to know that the coral is still alive and well. The beach is made of mountains of coral, and found some pretty nice shells for my collection. That afternoon we anchored at Tongue Bay and went for a walk on a ... read more

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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