Alyssa

Katherine

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November 11th 2012
11th November 2012, Enjoyed the beautiful town of Mataranka and the hot springs and headed towards Katherine. On route to Katherine, we stopped at Bitter Springs (a flowing spring water river which was allegedly 8 metres deep in some sections). Of course that was a little out of my depth, but Daniel and the girls had a swim and said it was magnificent and refreshing, since the air temperature w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Katherine

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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