Friday, September 20, 2024
Discover Pristine Palau
Palau, an archipelago in the western Pacific, has a rich and ancient history rooted in migration and the development of complex island societies. While Palau's earliest history is not as well-documented as that of some other regions, archaeological evidence reveals that the islands were inhabited as far back as 3,000 years ago, around 1000 BCE.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The Red Centre - Australia's Timeless Land
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Australia is a vast continent of 7,682,300 square kilometres (more than one and a half times the size of Europe).
From west to east, it stretches 4,000 kilometres from Steep Point in Western Australia to Cape Byron in New South Wales, and from north to south, it is 3,180 kilometres from Cape York in Queensland to Wilsons Promontory in Victoria.
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