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The West Coast

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May 21st 2007
West Coast Western Australia has somehow managed to avoid the scrutiny of the hordes of backpackers that constantly swarm the country. Everyone seems to have done the Sydney to Cairns route, and there are thousands of backpackers in every main city up the coast. The nearly deserted west coast would prove to be far different, and as a result the few people who trav ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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