Remarkable Rocks

Kangaroo Island

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November 13th 2009
Hello, This entry covers two days. It seems to make sense to do that as it basically covers my two day tour of Kangaroo Island. This is Australia's third largest island (after Tasmania and uh... another one). It is in fact not named because of all the kangaroos there (kangaroos are found everywhere in Australia), but because of it's separation from the mainland and absence of Aborigines. This m ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Kangaroo Island

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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