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Cairns ! Fun on the Reef...

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December 5th 2006
The view out of the window whilst flying to Cairns was pretty impressive as the land was very mountainous and looked very tropical in places, the views of the coastline were amazing with its different shades of blue colour. But we were most surprised at the lack of any civilisation below in places, which just proves how big this country really is. We landed in Cairns almost 5 hours later and reali ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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