        National Geographic Photo of the Day: Dampier Peninsula

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Broome, Australia, 1997 Photograph by R. Ian Lloyd Famous for its
pearl-filled waters, Broome anchors the Dampier Peninsula, part of the
famous Kimberley region in northwest Australian. This region was one of
the earliest settled areas of the continent, receiving settlers from
Indonesian islands some tens of thousands of years ago.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Australia by
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