Cape Trib'

Trials and Tribulations - Northern Queensland

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July 21st 2006
The furthest North you can travel in a conventional vehicle up the East coast of Australia is Cape Tribulation. North of here is 4 days of rugged 4WD track to Cape York - the very tip of Queensland. Cape Trib' is unique in that it is the only place on Earth where two World Heritage sites meet - the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. Jungle to coral in one stride. This is also the wett ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape Tribulation

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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