australian alps

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Definition of australian alps in English English dictionary

A chain of mountain ranges of southeast Australia in the southern part of the Great Dividing Range. Mount Kosciusko, rising to 2,231.4 m (7,316 ft), is the highest elevation and the tallest peak in Australia. Mountain range, southeastern Australia. The mountains form the southern end of the Great Dividing Range and the watershed between the headstreams of the Murrumbidgee River and the rivers flowing south to the Pacific Ocean. The highest peak is Mount Kosciusko. The valleys of the Australian Alps have been used for grazing, while the highlands have seen scattered mining ventures

a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range

Hyphenation

Aus·tral·ian alps

Turkish pronunciation

ôstreylyın älps

Pronunciation

/ôˈstrālyən ˈalps/ /ɔːˈstreɪljən ˈælps/