The beautiful coastline

Rottnest Island

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May 30th 2005
Rottnest Island is about a 30 min ferry journey from Fremantle, when the first settlers went there they thought it was infested with rats hence the name rottnest (rats nest). The rats turned out to be Quokka's which are a cross between a rats and a kangaroo. The island is pretty empty and the only way round is on a bicycle, the beaches are gorgeous and the wildlife plentiful, It was a lovely relax ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Rottnest 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