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Whitsunday Islands

July 12th 2006
Queensland: Airlie Beach - gateway seaside town to The Whitsunday Islands, named by Captain Cook when he sailed through them on Whitsunday in 1770. The Whitsundays comprise of 74 beautiful islands most of which are protected by national park and only 7 have resorts developed on them. We left Noosa the weather was changing and we set off further North to Airlie Beach with the hope that the weat ... read more
Oceania » Australia

Australian Flag 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
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