Tropic of capricorn

Day 29 - Tropic of Capricorn to Newcastle Water

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May 6th 2015
A BIG BIG driving day today , around 700k's. We stayed at a road side stop right on the Tropic of Capricorn last night. Not much there but a big monument to show the longitude and latitude. Not much of a place but it was a quick stop over. We were up and off early. There's not a lot to see on the Stuart Highway. The 'towns' are few and far between. And not a lot of fun to stop there generally. See ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Renner Springs

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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