Great Dividing Range (part)

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geographical feature mountain range

The Great Dividing Range is Australia’s longest mountain range, running along the eastern coast and forming a major watershed that shapes the climate and landscapes of New South Wales and other states.

Aliases (11)

Great Dividing Range ×88
Blue Mountains ×1
Great Dividing Range (New South Wales section) ×1
Great Dividing Range (Queensland section) ×1
Great Dividing Range (Victorian section) ×1
Great Dividing Range (to the east and south) ×1
Great Dividing Range highlands ×1
Great Dividing Range region ×1
Great Dividing Range system ×1
Great Dividing Range watershed (broadly) ×1
Great Escarpment of Eastern Australia ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → mountain range →
affectsRainfallPatternsIn	eastern Australia →
age	Paleozoic to Mesozoic origin with later uplift →
alsoKnownAs	Eastern Cordillera → Eastern Highlands →
contains	Australian Alps → Blue Mountains → Liverpool Range → McPherson Range → New England Range →
country	Australia →
createsRainShadowIn	inland New South Wales → inland Queensland →
crossedBy	numerous highways and railways →
drainsTo	Murray–Darling Basin → Pacific Ocean →
extendsAlong	eastern coast of Australia →
formsWatershedFor	New South Wales → eastern Australia →
geologicalType	fold mountains →
highestPoint	Mount Kosciuszko →
highestPointElevation	2228 metres →
influencesClimateOf	New South Wales → Queensland → Victoria →
length	over 3500 kilometres →
locatedIn	Australian Capital Territory → New South Wales → Queensland → Victoria → eastern Australia →
majorRoleIn	Australian river systems →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Great Escarpment of Eastern Australia →
passesThrough	eastern New South Wales → eastern Victoria → southeastern Queensland →
separates	coastal plains of eastern Australia → inland plains of eastern Australia →
significance	major topographic divide of eastern Australia →
supports	alpine environments → diverse ecosystems → subtropical rainforests → temperate forests →
usedFor	forestry → grazing → recreation and tourism →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Barrington Tops ("Great Dividing Range") → Bimberi Peak ("Great Dividing Range") → Blue Mountains ("Great Dividing Range") → Eastern Highlands ("Great Dividing Range") → Glass House Mountains ("Great Dividing Range") → Great Dividing Range ("Great Escarpment of Eastern Australia") → Liverpool Range ("Great Dividing Range") → Main Range ("Great Dividing Range") → McPherson Range ("Great Dividing Range") → Mount Kosciuszko ("Great Dividing Range") → Mount Oxley (Liverpool Range) ("Great Dividing Range") → Mount Royal Range ("Great Dividing Range") → Mount Werong ("Great Dividing Range") → New England National Park ("Great Dividing Range") → New England Range ("Great Dividing Range") → New England region ("Great Dividing Range") → Northern Tablelands ("Great Dividing Range highlands") → Nowlands Gap ("Great Dividing Range") → Snowy Mountains ("Great Dividing Range") → Southern Highlands ("Great Dividing Range region") → Tablelands of New South Wales ("Great Dividing Range") →	partOf
Eastern Cordillera ("Great Dividing Range (Queensland section)") → Eastern Cordillera ("Great Dividing Range (New South Wales section)") → Eastern Cordillera ("Great Dividing Range (Victorian section)") → New South Wales ("Blue Mountains") → New South Wales →	contains
Brisbane River ("Great Dividing Range") → Lachlan River ("Great Dividing Range") → Molonglo River ("Great Dividing Range") → Pages River ("Great Dividing Range") →	sourceLocation
Nowlands Gap ("Great Dividing Range watershed (broadly)") → Toowoomba ("Great Dividing Range") → Walcha ("Great Dividing Range") →	locatedOn
North West Slopes ("Great Dividing Range") → Northern Tablelands ("Great Dividing Range") →	borderedBy
Eastern Cordillera ("Great Dividing Range") →	alsoKnownAs
Sydney Basin ("Great Dividing Range") →	borders
Liverpool Plains ("Great Dividing Range (to the east and south)") →	boundedBy
Mount Oxley (Liverpool Range) ("Great Dividing Range") →	category
South East Queensland ("Great Dividing Range") →	containsMountainRange
New England Highway ("Great Dividing Range") →	crosses
Mount Royal Range ("Great Dividing Range system") →	geologicalContext
Southeastern Australia ("Great Dividing Range") →	hasLandform
Eastern Australia ("Great Dividing Range") →	hasMountainRange
Mount Kosciuszko ("Great Dividing Range") →	isHighestPointOf
Jenolan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve ("Great Dividing Range") →	locatedIn
Oberon ("Great Dividing Range") →	near
Kandos ("Great Dividing Range") →	nearGeologicalFeature
Albury ("Great Dividing Range") →	nearMountainRange
Namoi River catchment ("Great Dividing Range") →	sourceRegion
Central Tablelands ("Great Dividing Range") →	westOf