Dad Mt Arthur

Mount Arthur - top of the world!

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December 4th 2006
Well at 1187m (just 400m short of Tasmania's highest peak - Mt Ossa) and the biggest mountain around it certainly felt like it as Dad and I set out at 6am this morning. Although not mentioned here: http://www.answers.com/topic/tasmania it is still pretty significant as much of the early logging of the mountain helped build the city of Launceston. Our Milford Track joining instructions advise some ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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