image.

Rottnest Iand

---

April 21st 2016
We caught the 10am Rottnest Express from Shed B Fremantle Dock, a superb day for swimming and snorkelling. Rottnest Island is 11km long, 4.5km at it's widest point and 1,900 hectares in size. It is located 20km off the coast of W.A. A 25 minute trip and I felt a little sea sick sitting below deck and had to find standing space above. Rottnest Island was named after the Quokka. A Dutch Navi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Rottnest Island

---

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