Eighty Mile Beach

Eighty Mile Beach (11 July)

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July 17th 2008
We made the dash from Middle Lagoon to Port Smith after a brief fuel and food stop in Broome. Port Smith is at the northeastern end of Eighty Mile Beach and because we were only planning to stay there one night, we had pre-booked an on-site cabin. The next day we drove onto the beach near Eighty Mile Beach caravan park, where lots of shells were collected. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » 80 Mile Beach

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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