Horizontal Falls by Satellite

Horizontal Waterfalls and Talbot Bay

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May 2nd 2015
Geo: -16.3694, 123.966For me, the Horizontal Falls were one of the main attractions of the cruise. There are two large bodies of water that are landlocked, except for a narrow opening connecting them, and a wider opening connecting one to the sea (Talbot Bay). These openings are too narrow to allow the large tides unimpeded flow, so the water backs up and becomes a horizontal waterfall. We we ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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