Bottom of Murchison Gorge

Stromatolites!

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November 1st 2009
Hey ho, day two of my trip up the West Australia coast. Happily not too much driving in the morning at least, since Kalbarri is pretty close to the Murchison River, the site of The Loop and the Z-Bend Gorges, two extremely awesome places. The surrounding area didn't seem particularly promising, being rather flat bush. Then suddenly a massive gash in the landscape appeared as if from nowhere. Re ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Shark Bay

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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