Termite Mounds

The Great Top End

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October 21st 2009
17th October 09 - 20th October 09 Kakadu National Park Can't tell you how keen I was to finally get to Kakadu. It's one of those 'have to see before you die' kind of places. I headed into Kakadu from the southern end, via Pine Creek. First stop, Gunlom camping grounds. Now I knew the road was dirt all the way into Gunlom, 37km of dirt. But I had been informed by some other travellers I me ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park

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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