Snowy Mountains
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The Snowy Mountains, known informally as "The Snowies", is an IBRA subregion in southern New South Wales, Australia, and is the tallest mountain range in mainland Australia, being part of the continen
Mountain ranges surrounding Mount Kosciuszko
Worldwind image of Snowy Mountains
Skiing in Australia began in the goldrush town of Kiandra around 1861.
Sunrise over Mount Jagungal
Mount Kosciuszko
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Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain of mainland Australia, at 2,228 metres above sea level. It is located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, a part of the Austr
Snowy Mountains
…the other half being the Victorian Alps) and contains Australia's five tallest peaks, all of which are above 2,100 m (6,890 ft), including the tallest Mount Kosciuszko, which reaches to a height of 2,228 m (7,310 ft) above sea level. The offshore Tasmanian highlands makes up the only other major alpine region present…
Mount Kosciuszko viewed from the Summit Walk
Mount Kosciusko, seen from the Victorian border (Mount Hope Ranges)—the mountain range as depicted by Eugene von Guerard, 1866
North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko—Eugene von Guerard, 1863
Looking north from the summit towards Mount Townsend