Pondering the road ahead

Rotto

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September 1st 2008
Called Rottnest because when the Dutch first settled the island there were a lot of these rat looking creatures call Kwakas and the Dutch word for rat is rott. And now you know. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Rottnest Island

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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