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5 of Australia’s amazing dino destinations

DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS

1 ‘Dinosaur Coast’ covered with footprints

WHERE: BROOME, WA; longheld Indigenous knowledge > 1980s

It’s a one-way trip on the Broome Explorer Bus to Gantheaume Point, then a hike over the top and a scramble down its north side before you walk back along Cable Beach to the bus-stop for town. From the Point on, you can easily find dinosaur tracks which are considered among the most significant in the

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