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Archbold Cape York
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L. Brass Flight Notes.
1.58 - 1.59 3 photos lower Olive River and sand dunes.
2.01 Beginning sand dunes.
2.06 Foot of Shelburne Bay looking east, (end of sand dunes).
End of Film 1
2.18 Much light colored (dry ? ) rain forest on ridgy country back from coast.
2.23 2 photos (1 close-up) light rain forest southwest of False Orfordness.
2.27 Light rain forest of hills now much broken by savanna forest on lower hills and hollows.
2.30 Patches of heath (?) (same green as savanna forest).
2.34 Over main Jardine River. Clear water. Rain forest on hills. (Creeks going to Jardine since about 2.25).
2.56 Savanna forest and small areas thin pale rain forest,& creek running North.
2.58 Recross main Jardine River. Dry savanna forest, few small bits pale rain forest.
2.40 Jacky Jacky (right) and Escape River. Dry savanna forest and open flats. Very dry savanna forest above second crossing of Jardine.
2.42 2 photos Jacky Jacky Creek and Higgins Field.
2.45 Cross Jacky Jacky Creek.
2.45 Photos mouth Jacky Jacky Creek and head of drome. Jacky Jacky - red soil ridges, good savanna forest.
2. Several photos ending tip of Cape York and Islands. Good camp site at crossroads (between Higgins Field and Red Island Point).
2.55 Photo Horn Island from southwest or south. Mt. Augustus in background.
2.57 Over Thursday Island. Photo Thursday Island from south.
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