Great Dividing Range

Also known as Dividing Range, East Australian Cordillera, Eastern Highlands

mountain range in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria

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The Great Dividing Range is a mountain range that runs through three Australian states—Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. It plays an important role in shaping Australia's geography and climate patterns.

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Elevation: 2228
Image: Topography of australia great dividing range.jpg
Length: 3500

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The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughly parallel to the east coast of Australia and forms the fifth-longest land-based mountain chain in the world, and the longest entirely within a single country. It is mainland Australia's most substantial topographic feature and serves as the definitive watershed for the river systems in eastern Australia, hence the name.