Roo Observing

Carnarvon Gorge

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October 26th 2012
Carnarvon Gorge, a National Park on the outskirts of the Outback, was the fourth and final field trip of the semester (10/22/12-10/26/12). It was for our Terrestrial Ecology course and was pretty similar to Lamington. We were on a bus for almost 12 hours before we reached Carnarvon, but it felt like 12 days. Towards the end it was cool to look out the window because we really were in the middl ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Carnarvon Gorge

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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