Ingla and I after hike #1 of the day

Magnetic Island

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November 17th 2006
November 14th and 15th I was on an Island called Magnetic Island. Apparently it's name dates back to the 1700's when Captain Cook was mapping the east coast of Australia. He named it Magnetic Island thinking it had magnetic properties because his compass wouldn't work in its vicinity. Later expeditions found the island was not magnetic, his compass was simply broken. The island is actually q ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

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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