Australian islands

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Here are eight other Australian islands you might not have heard of yet ... but we're willing to bet are about to land at the top of your travel to-do list.

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When Sir David Attenborough describes an experience as “one of his greatest TV moments,” you know it’s next-level incredible. The world-renowned naturalist is referring to Christmas Island’s annual mass red crab migration, where millions of these crustaceans emerge from the forest and move en masse to the ocean to breed. Swarming across roads, streams, rocks and beaches (and David during his visit), it’s one of the most incredible natural processes on Earth. 📷 Australian Wildlife…

Oceania is the name used to refer to a collection of islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean. There are 14 countries (Australia being main) and 12 dependencies in Oceania

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