Darwin - Waterfall at Litchield National Park

Darwin, Australia

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November 15th 2007
We arrived at Darwin around 10.00 am. Darwin is the capital of Australia's Northern Territories State and our gateway to Oz - as we have decided to jump ship here so we can fly on to Cairns (the ship's) next port of call. This will gain us a few extra days in Australia, which we would otherwise have spent at sea. First, though, (using some more of our "credit") we took a tour to Lichfield Natio ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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