Sunset over the ranges at Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon

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June 17th 2012
Day 12 We’ve arrived at Kings Canyon Resort and found that in the Northern Territory, the term ‘resort’ is used very loosely. Facilities are meagre, their ‘General Store’ holds less than our local service station (although there is a plethora of cheap tacky souvenirs) and their pool resembles a duckpond. Their washing machine did little more than wet the clothes, they all came out with ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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