Sunset at Mindil Beach.

Darwin and Katherine, Northern Territory.

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July 4th 2009
DARWIN AND KATHERINE. Darwin was one of the places we were most looking forward to visiting as we had never been this far north in Australia.We had already booked Tumbling Waters Caravan Park ahead and when we arrived we found it nestled deep in the tropical bush about 65 km from the center of Darwin. Standing at the office we could see a crocodile enclosure nearby with at least 8 fresh water cr ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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