Giant clam

Great Barrier Reef & Croc Farm

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January 13th 2008
We did three dives on the Barrier Reef and though there seemed to be less fish here than in thailand the coral etc was different and really pretty. There were some really cool coral caves to navigate through which was amzing - as you swam through you could look up and see the light streaming through the rock face - very nice! Saw a reef shark but only a baby (though Justin will probably tell ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Great Barrier Reef

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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