Taking a breather

Life in Coral Bay

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June 25th 2008
And so life began in Coral Bay and although the place was a complete tourist hub it still retained its natural beauty with sparkling crystal clear, turquoise water and clean white sand. Snorkeling was one of the main attractions due to the reef lying only a hundred meters from the shore and being home to a staggering myriad of marine life and surplus coral forests that in places stood up to two m ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Coral Bay

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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