Overland Route (Australia)
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Overland Route — or Overland Trail refers to the following travel routes: The Overland Trail and stage line in Colorado and Wyoming Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad), a passenger rail line from Chicago to Oakland, California First Transcontinental Railroad… … Wikipedia
OVERLAND ROUTE — the route to Australia and the East across the European continent instead of round the Cape of Good Hope, was inaugurated by Lieutenant Waghorn in 1845, modified on the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, and is now viâ France, the Mont Cenis… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Overland travel — or overlanding refers to an overland journey perhaps originating with Marco Polo s first overland expedition in the 13th century from Venice to the Chinese court of Kublai Khan.[1] Today overlanding is a form of extended adventure holiday,… … Wikipedia
Overland Track — The Overland Track Trail passing by Kitchen Hut west of Cradle Mountain Length 65 kilometres (40 mi) Location Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, T … Wikipedia
Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… … Universalium
Overland line — Ligne télégraphique transaustralienne Restes de la ligne télégraphique près de Tennant Creek. La ligne télégraphique transaustralienne (Australian Overland Telegraph Line) est une ligne télégraphique de 3 200 km reliant Darwin… … Wikipédia en Français
European exploration of Australia — Exploration by Europeans till 1812 1606 Willem Janszoon … Wikipedia
Lake Alexandrina (South Australia) — Lake Alexandrina Lake Alexandrina ist der größere der Lower Lakes Geographische Lage South Australia Zuflüsse Murray River, Bremer River, An … Deutsch Wikipedia
1818 in Australia — See also: 1817 in Australia, other events of 1818, 1819 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie *Lieutenant Governor of Van… … Wikipedia
Australian Overland Telegraph Line — The (subsequent) Adelaide Darwin railway follows the route of the Telegraph Line, using the easternmost (yellow) path. The railway was finished as far as Alice Springs on 6 August 1929, and as far as Darwin in 2003. The Australian Overland… … Wikipedia
