Mt. Whitfield, Cairns

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September 27th 2003
Canz or Carns? It's a never-ending dispute of how the name is actually pronounced, but I believe the Aussie pronunciation is "Canz." Cairns- going to a new place you never know what to expect. I'd always thought Cairns was on the ocean, but I guess I thought wrong. Cairns is just the link to all the natural wonders of North Queensland. Although it is the tourist capital of Queensland, walking ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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