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It is located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, part of the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves, in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of Crackenback and close to Jindabyne, near the border with Victoria. Mount Kosciuszko is ranked 35th by topographic isolation .
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Oct 19, 2023 · Mount Kosciuszko is the tallest mountain peak in mainland Australia at 2,228 meters (7,310 feet) tall. It is located in the state of New South Wales, in the southeastern part of the country. It is not technically Australia’s largest peak, because a volcano (Mawson Peak) on the Australian-owned Heard Island off the coast of Antarctica is taller.
The Kosciuszko National Park (/ ˌ k ɒ z i ˈ ʌ s k oʊ /) is a 6,900-square-kilometre (2,700 sq mi) national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia.
- 6,900 km² (2,664.1 sq mi)
- Cabramurra
- 1 October 1967
- 574 (SAL 2016)
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Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest peak, rising to an elevation of 7,310 feet (2,228 metres) in the Snowy Mountains of the Australian Alps, southeastern New South Wales. Located 240 miles (390 km) southwest of Sydney, the mountain is situated in Kosciuszko National Park (2,498 square miles.
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Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia. The mountain is 2,228 m (7,310 ft) above sea level. The mountain is in the south east corner of New South Wales, where it is part of the Great Dividing Range. The Indigenous Australians called the whole mountain Tar-gan-gil.
- 2,228 m (7,310 ft)
- 2,228 m (7,310 ft)
- 1,895 km (1,177 mi)
Mar 6, 2024 · Located in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Mount Kosciuszko stands proudly as the highest peak on the Australian continent, reaching an impressive elevation of 2,228 meters (7,310 feet) above sea level. This majestic mountain is a part of the Great Dividing Range and is renowned for its breathtaking vistas and unique alpine environment.
