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Barrier
Stanley's Barrier Range
Barrier is located in New South Wales
Barrier
Barrier
Location of the Barrier Range in New South Wales near the South Australian border
Highest point
PeakMount Robe, 31°39′24″S 141°19′36″E / 31.656680°S 141.326776°E / -31.656680; 141.326776
Elevation472[1] m (1,549 ft)[2]
AHD 
Coordinates31°42′S 141°15′E / 31.700°S 141.250°E / -31.700; 141.250[3]
Geography
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Range coordinates31°30′S 141°30′E / 31.500°S 141.500°E / -31.500; 141.500[4]

The Barrier Ranges or sometimes the Barrier Range and historically the Stanley's Barrier Range, is a mountain range that comprises a series of hills and higher grounds in the far western region of New South Wales, Australia, surrounding the city of Broken Hill.

  1. ^ Quigley, Mark Cameron (September 2006). Continental tectonics and landscape evolution in south-central Australia and southern Tibet (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Barrier Ranges, NSW". Bonzle Digital of Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Lewis Peak". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference gnb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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