Australia's Hamilton Island

Australia's Hamilton Island

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August 7th 2012
Australia's Hamilton Island welcomes you to take part on the annual Hamilton Cup which attracts padding enthusiast from Australia and overseas. The event, having its reputation as one of the toughest outrigger canoe racing in the world, features more than 100 sprint and meduim-distance rac ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Christmas Island » South Point

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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