East Alligator River Cruise.

Kakadu and Arnhem Land

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May 6th 2015
Mon 4 May We set off to explore Kakadu World Heritage with AAT Kings Tour company and Matt as our tour guide. Kakadu National Park covers 20,000 sq km and is the largest terrestrial park, half the size of Switzerland! The first thing we learnt about was the controlled 'Burn off' where the grasses are systematically burnt to promote new growth as has been practised by Aborigines for centuries. T ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park » Jabiru

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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