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Wind and Water...

...have gouged the rock into spectacular overhangs and caverns.
Monoliths in the desert

November 7th 2006
The campsite at Kings Canyon is an oasis in the middle of the immense desolate heart of Australia - all mod cons many hundreds of miles from anywhere. The Watarrka National Park, which encompasses the canyon, covers the western end of the George Gill Ranges which rise up out of the flat desert. The Canyon is a touch over 300 kilometres by road from Uluru (half that as the crow flies), but on an Au ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru

Australian Flag 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
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