Leopard Shark

Manta Ray Bommie

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December 12th 2006
Yesterday we walked for ages in the heat to find a Diving Centre we knew of. As it is the Summer here many trips and Dive Centres are getting really booked up, so they couldn't help us to the weekend, however we did find a good little company on Stradbroke Island. Stradbroke Island is just off the Brisbane Coast in the Pacific Ocean. It is a Mining Site, Resort and World Heritage Site for the W ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » North Stradbroke 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