Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

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September 12th 2005
Went out on the Quiksilver boat to the Great Barrier Reef today with 2 girls from my dorm... Did 3 amazing dives, the best one being when we circled a huge column of reef with so many fish and coral around it, it was spectacular and every time you went round you noticed something different. Also saw some giant clams and proper Nemo fish, which are actually quite rare. Then cruised back to Cairns ... 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