Mamukala

Days 127 & 128 - Kakadu - Mamukala and Ubirr

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August 2nd 2015
We drove on and into the Kakadu National Park. The first place we got to was Mamukala late in the afternoon. There is really nothing special here, just a large bird hide and information. The lagoon is shrinking under the sun but the birds (waterbirds mostly) are great to watch. We stay until the mozzies (and other little beasties) start to bite and walk back to the bus to have a think about what w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park

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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