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Hinchinbrook Islands

from the tropical coast between Townsville and Cairns
Far North Queensland (Part 1)

August 15th 2008
On 15 August we headed north from Townsville into FNQ (local term for Far North Queensland). Well actually I don't know where FNQ officially begins - maybe we had been there already - has been looking and feeling quite tropical for a while now ..... have put our winter clothes back under the bed and taken the blanket off the top! Found a really nice spot to camp at Big Crystal Creek at the ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

Australian Flag 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
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