The Victorian Alps, also known locally as the High Country, is a large mountain system in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. Occupying the majority of eastern Victoria, it is the southwestern half of the Australian Alps (the other half being the Snowy Mountains), the tallest portion of the Great Dividing Range. The Yarra and Dandenong Ranges, both sources of rivers and drinking waters for Melbourne (Victoria's capital, largest city and home to three quarters of the state's population), are branches of the Victorian Alps.
The promise of gold in the mid-1800s, during the Victorian Gold rush led to the European settlement of the area.[5] The region's rich natural resources brought a second wave of agricultural settlers; the foothills around the Victorian Alps today has a large agrarian sector, with significant cattle stations being sold recently for over thirty million dollars.[6] The Victorian Alps is also the source of many of Victoria's water ways, including Murray and Yarra Rivers and the Gippsland Lakes.[5] The valleys beneath the high plains are surrounded by wineries and orchards because of this abundance water.[7] The region is also home to Victoria's largest national park, the Alpine National Park, which covers over 646,000 hectares (1,600,000 acres).[8][5] The establishment of the Alpine National Park has meant that economic activities such as mining, logging and agriculture are limited, to preserve the natural ecosystem for visitors.[5] Tourism within the region centres around snow sports in winter and various outdoor activities during the summer months.[7]
The Australian Alps is an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia sub-bioregion of approximately 519,866 hectares (1,284,620 acres),[3] and an administrative sub-region of Victoria bordering the Gippsland and Hume regions.
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^Visit Bright. "Alpine National Park". Visit Bright. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
The VictorianAlps, also known locally as the High Country, is a large mountain system in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. Occupying the...
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Northeast region, the terms VictorianAlps, Upper Murray, Victorian High Country, Alpine region, Victorian Snowfields, Australian Alps, and Bogong High Plains...
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most of present-day Gippsland and much of the southern slopes of the VictorianAlps. The Gunaikurnai nation is composed of five major clans. Many of the...
comprising the coastal plains to the rainward (southern) side of the VictorianAlps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range). It covers an...
the Ovens and King rivers, which drain the northwestern slopes of the VictorianAlps. Wangaratta is the administrative centre and the most populous city...
The headwaters of the Goulburn River rise in the western end of the VictorianAlps, below the peak of Corn Hill before descending to flow into the Murray...
Mount Hotham is a mountain located in the VictorianAlps of the Great Dividing Range, in the Australian state of Victoria. The mountain is located approximately...
the Great Dividing Range contained within the Central Highlands and VictorianAlps, to the north of Greater Melbourne, to the northeast of the Wimmera...
southeastern Australia heat wave. The VictorianAlps in the northeast are the coldest part of Victoria. The Alps are part of the Great Dividing Range mountain...
spread out over most of the state, with only the far north-west and the VictorianAlps lacking permanent settlement. Highways have therefore been built to...
spread out over most of the state, with only the far north-west and the VictorianAlps without significant settlements. Population centres are linked by high...
range. The highest mountains in Victoria (just under 2,000 m) are the VictorianAlps, located in the northeast of the state. The northwest of the state is...
Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Alpine National Park in the VictorianAlps, approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles) by road from Melbourne, with...
Baw Alpine Resort. The hike is the first 40 km (25 mi) of the Australian Alps Walking Track. The Mt Baw Baw Summit Walk arrives at the highest peak of...
(/ˈbɔː ˈbɔː/) is a national park located on the boundary between the VictorianAlps and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia. The 13,530-hectare (33...
resort in the VictorianAlps. It was leased to private enterprise as a guest house. In October 1924 it was taken over by the Victorian Railways who offered...
Victoria, a ski resort in the VictorianAlps Falls Creek (Victoria), a watercourse with its headwaters in the VictorianAlps In Canada Falls Creek, British...
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