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Heron Island - The End

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February 1st 2008
So the beautiful Heron Island has come to an end and more of australia needs to be explored before moving onto New Zealand for a month!!! My last week spent with my brother snorkelling the beautiful waters with turtles all sizes ...mantarays...sting rays...fish of every shape, size and colour and to top it all off a fantastic helicopter ride off the island.... ...After a crazy christmas and new ... 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