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Mount Kosciuszko
Tar-gan-gil/Kunama Namadgi
Mount Kosciuszko as viewed from Mount Townsend (the second highest peak in Mainland Australia), Kosciuszko National Park
Highest point
Elevation2,228 m (7,310 ft)[1][2]
Prominence2,228 m (7,310 ft)[1]
Isolation1,894.26 km (1,177.04 mi)[1]
Listing
  • Country high point
  • Ultra
Coordinates36°27′21″S 148°15′49″E / 36.45583°S 148.26361°E / -36.45583; 148.26361[3]
Geography
Mount Kosciuszko is located in New South Wales
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko
Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Mount Kosciuszko is located in Australia
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko (Australia)
Parent rangeMain Range, Great Dividing Range
Topo mapPerisher Valley
Climbing
Easiest routeWalk (dirt road)

Mount Kosciuszko (/ˌkɒziˈʌsk/ KOZ-ee-US-koh;[4] Ngarigo: Kunama Namadgi)[5][6] is mainland Australia's tallest mountain, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level. 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Mountain Kosciuszko, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Kosciuszko National Park". Australian Alps National Parks. Australian Government. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Mount Kosciuszko". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3 ed.). Harlow: Pearson. p. 446. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0. "Kosciusko [sic]".
  5. ^ Andrews, Alan E. J. "Mount Kosciuszko - Our Highest Mountain". mtkosciuszko.org.au. Tabletop Press - ACT. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ Wheaton, Claire; Lauder, Simon (14 June 2019). "Is it time to give Mount Kosciuszko a dual name?". www.abc.net.au. ABC. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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