Mataranka Hot Springs

Day 19 - Jabiru to Tennant Creek

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July 17th 2018
Day 19 - Jabiru to Tennant Creek Today we left Jabiru and drove 960km to Tennant Creek. The first 200km was a new road for us but the countryside is similar to what we have been used to in the last week. Lots of short Savanna native trees with some undergrowth. On the way to Tennant Creek we passed the Mataranka Hot Spring Pools and decided we would take the plunge this time. The last ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Tennant Creek

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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