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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]
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] Blog: Entry 9: ULURU
Date: December 2nd 2007
Due to clear skies, we had a good view of both Ayers Rock and The Olgas as we flew in and banked round to land. Even from this distance, surrounded by nothing (meaning, we couldn’t easily identify all 500 varieties of plant, more than 70 species of reptile and over 20 different types of mammal) they looked impressive. Our home for the next few nights would be Yulara, the Ayres Rock resort. Itâ ... read more
Date: December 2nd 2007
Due to clear skies, we had a good view of both Ayers Rock and The Olgas as we flew in and banked round to land. Even from this distance, surrounded by nothing (meaning, we couldn’t easily identify all 500 varieties of plant, more than 70 species of reptile and over 20 different types of mammal) they looked impressive. Our home for the next few nights would be Yulara, the Ayres Rock resort. Itâ ... read more
