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Darwin And Kakadu

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May 2nd 2007
We arrived in Darwin on monday 26th March. Darwin is the capital of Australias Northern Territory (NT) with only a popuation of around 80,000. Only 1% of Australians live in the NT, but NT covers 20% of Australias land mass. Darwin is still somewhat of a frontier town to many Australians, and is nearer to Jakarta, than it is to its own nations capital, Canberra. Darwin is a very modern town due t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of 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