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We've been all round!!

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October 30th 2010
We stopped at Townsville and went to visit the ReefHQ - an aquarium where the exhibits are like the Barrier Reef. The people there were so knowledgeable - we had such a good time that we went back for a second visit a couple of days later and went to visit the turtle hospital where they had several green turtles suffering from lung problems. In between visits we took a ferry to Magnetic Island for ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 1770

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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