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K’gari – Fraser Island – Itinerary staying at Kingfisher Resort 3 Days
To access the Eastern Beach the tides are important to know. You should never attempt to cross Eli Creek 2 hours either side of High Tide. Australia BOM tides http://www.bom.gov.au/ntc/IDO59001/IDO59001_2020_QLD_TP035.pdf For example the weekend of Friday 13 November has the following tides:Fri 13 Nov: Low tide 12:08 0.41m, High tide 18:10 1.86mSat 14 Nov: Low…
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The Grand Canyon
The first lecture I attended on Geology at Queensland University was delivered by Professor Bryan on the Grand Canyon. The landscape is geologically young, being carved within just the last 6 m.y. when the East Pacific Rise intercepted the coast of California and uplifted the Basin and Range blocks to form the Rockies. Three “Granite…
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Malaysia’s World Heritage Management in Mulu puts Queensland Park Management to shame
Location Gunung Mulu National Park Sarawak Malaysia Gunung Mulu Gunung National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia is a stunning World Heritage site inscribed for both the enormity and magnificence of its limestone caves and for its enormous biodiversity. At 52,865 hectares Mulu is about a third the size of Fraser Island yet it has tremendous biodiversity. …