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Australia Travel Guide - Travel to Australia (607 words) |
 | Australia is a land of contrasts - topographical, cultural, physical, meterological and visual. |
| Australia is a nation in its own right, it is also a technically a continent, with large differences between regions. |
| Good places to set off for exploration of the great outdoors are big cities such as Canberra, Darwin, Adelaide and Perth, that all have interesting sights and a good cultural atmosphere as well. |
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European exploration of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1716 words) |
| Although Australia is often said to have been discovered by Royal Navy Lt. (later Captain) James Cook in 1770, he was merely one of a number of European explorers to have sighted and landed on the continent prior to English settlement, and he did so about 170 years after the first such documented encounter. |
| Explorations 1501-1600 AD The first documented and undisputed European sighting (and landing) of Australia was in 1606, by the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon aboard the Duyfken. |
| Explorations 1821-1837 AD The opening up of the interior to European settlement occurred gradually throughout the colonial period, and a number of these explorers are very well known. |
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