Total Eclipse (of the sun) 4 Mile Beach

Total Eclipse (of the sun)

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November 14th 2012
November 14th we had the last total eclipse of the sun of this year, right here in Port Douglas. The only other time I've seen a total solar eclipse was when I was in 7th grade, in 1994, in my home town. I actually it saw while I was in the school premises. Port Douglas went nuts with this phenomenon and thousands of people flew to Cairns, Palm Cove and Port Douglas to see it. There we ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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