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Horn İslands-North Queensland

Saturday, February 21st, 2009 No Commented
Categorized Under: Australia

Horn Island, part of the Prince of Wales Group, lies in the Torres Strait and is located approximately 25km west-north-west of Cape York Peninsula. It was first settled in 1894 when gold was discovered here – the goldfield encompassed the whole Island (51sq km). During World War II an airstrip was constructed as a staging [...]