Australian Alps topographic map
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Australian Alps
The Australian Alps are a mountain range in southeast Australia. It comprises an interim Australian bioregion, and is the highest mountain range in Australia. The range straddles the borders of eastern Victoria, southeastern New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory. It contains Australia's only peaks exceeding 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in elevation, and is the only bioregion on the Australian mainland in which deep snow falls annually. The range comprises an area of 1,232,981 ha (3,046,760 acres).
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Name: Australian Alps topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 2,037 m
Minimum elevation: 1,825 m
Maximum elevation: 2,227 m
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