Stalagtites

Margaret River, Mammoth Caves, Hamelin Bay and Cowaramup

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October 17th 2013
We had a day touring the beautiful Margaret River area today. The vegetation is lush and the landscape rolling. The fields are full of cows and sheep. Headed south from Busselton to Mammoth Cave which is a large limestone cave full of stalagmites and stalagtites. The lady at the gate was from Scotland and has lived in WA for a number of years - she was singing the praises of this part of Oz. We ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River

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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