TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF THE COOK ISLANDS Tourism is the islands’ main source of income with over 90,000 arrivals in 2006. Over half of the arrivals come from New Zealand, followed by Europe, Australia, and the United States of America. Tourism is concentrated in the two islands of Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Here, in fact, are the […]
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The Cook Islands are located north of the Tropic of Capricorn, they have a typically tropical oceanic climate, with temperatures stable all year round. The average maximum temperatures vary between 25 ° C and 29 ° C, while the average minimum temperatures vary between 18 ° C in July and August and 23 ° C […]
The Cook Islands are a semi-independent state in free association with New Zealand, made up of 15 small islands located between French Polynesia and the Samoa Islands, at a latitude south of the equator between 9 ° S and the 22 ° S. The total surface area emerged is about 240 sq km (slightly more […]
Shark Bay is one of the Western Australian sites that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site is known worldwide as one of the few where stromatolites can be seen. These ancient organisms are sedimentary structures due to the action of cyanobacteria (blue algae). These structures that look like rocks, represent one […]
The Ningaloo Reef is part of the coast of Western Australia which is located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn line, so its climate is tropical, hot and dry throughout the year. This is also the climate of Coral Bay. Temperatures are moderated by the presence of the Indian Ocean, but in the summer […]
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Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef and Cape Range
Along the coast of Western Australia there is one of the most beautiful coral reefs on the planet: the Ningaloo Reef. At the center of this coral reef is the resort of Coral Bay, where the coral reef is located just 500 meters from the coast. Cape Range National Park is located at the northern […]
The Karijini park is located in the Pilbara region, a semi-desert region of Western Australia. The park is located in the interior of Western Australia a few hundred kilometers from the Indian Ocean coast. The climate of the Karijini park is of a semi-desert tropical type. The rainy season is summer. It rains during the […]
Karijini National Park, also known by the name of Hamersley Range, is famous for its spectacular mountains, gorges, streams and highlands. Karijini is the second largest national park in Western Australia and one of the most spectacular Australian parks. Located in Pilbara, north of the Tropic of Capricorn, it is located about 1,435 kilometers north […]
Broome, being about 18 ° south of the equator, has a semi-arid tropical climate characterized by two seasons based on rainfall. The town has in fact a long dry and arid season that begins in April and ends in November, and a shorter rainy season that runs from December to March. The rainiest months are […]
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Eighty Mile Beach: looking for shells
Eighty Mile Beach is a long stretch of sand that spans much of the coast between Cape Missiessy and Cape Keraudren in Western Australia. Between the towns of Port Hedland and Broome. This beach represents the meeting point between the Great Sandy Desert and the Indian Ocean. Here, in fact, the desert reaches the waters […]
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Broome: wonderful beaches and pearls
Broome is located along the north-western coast of Australia, south of Dampier Land and west of the wild Kimberley, of which Broome is the southern gateway. Founded around 1880 as a pearl port. It became a center of attraction for many immigrants who came here to work in the flourishing pearl industry. The city territory […]
The Olgas Mountains (Mount Olgas) also called with the Aboriginal name of Kata Tjuta, is a group of red rocks carved by the elements that are located a few tens of kilometers from Ayers Rock (Uluru). These rocks suddenly rise from the monotonous lowlands of central Australia. Composed of sedimentary rocks these mountains rise up […]
Kings Canyon is a spectacular canyon located in Watarrka National Park in central Australia. The canyon is located 440 km south-west of Alice Springs about 300 km north-east of Ayers Rock (Uluru). Kings Canyon is a spectacular area of the Australian desert formed by red cliffs up to 100 meters high. The plateau above the […]
In the heart of what is called the Red Center of Australia lies what is, together with the kangaroos, the symbol of the country. The huge rocky monolith of Ayers Rock, which the Aborigines call in their language Uluru. Uluru is one of Australia’s most visited places, a unique place in the world. Here you […]
Alice Springs has a very hot and dry desert climate, summers are very hot, while winters are quite cold, there are also significant differences in temperature between day and night. The climate is arid, with little or no rainfall. The city is located more than 500 meters above sea level. The temperatures usually range from an […]