Sunset

Larger than Life

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December 4th 2011
So not everything about Darwin is dangerous and poisonous. But most things are much bigger and more colourful. The tree leaves are h-u-g-e. The birds are bigger and more colourful. (Some are small, like the finches.) The bugs, as previously discussed, are giant. And again, some are small, but in general they're bigger than I'd like! However often even the bugs are very colourful and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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