Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima)

Just opened, with a pearl ready to be removed. The shells can grow up to 30cm across and weigh 5kgs. The largest pearl in the world was on display in Broome - it measures 22.4mm. Note the tiny, symbiotic crab.

Broome for two days

May 4th 2015
Geo: -17.929, 122.211We disembarked around 9am and said our farewells to friends and crew. The bus dropped us off at our accommodation - Cable Beach Club Resort. Very nice, but pricey: lucky it was part of our package. As we were too early to get a room, we checked in and then went into town on the shuttle bus. Looked around for a couple of hours then got the bus back to our room.On 4, 5, ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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

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