What Are the Australian Alps?

The Australian Alps comprise an interim Australian bioregion, and are the highest mountain range in Australia. The range is located in southeastern Australia, straddling eastern Victoria, southeastern New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory.

What is another name for the Australian Alps?

Australian Alps, mountain mass, a segment of the Great Dividing Range (Eastern Uplands), occupying the southeasternmost corner of Australia, in eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales.

Do the Australian Alps get more snow than Switzerland?

The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they are also known, receive more snow than Switzerland. No part of Australia is more than 1000 km from the ocean and a beach. ... The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they are also known, receive more snow than Switzerland.

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