Great Dividing Range (part)

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
affectsRainfallPatternsIn eastern Australia
age Paleozoic to Mesozoic origin with later uplift
alsoKnownAs Eastern Cordillera
Eastern Highlands
contains Snowy Mountains
surface form: 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 (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
eastern Australia
majorRoleIn Australian river systems
orientation north–south
partOf Great Dividing Range (part) self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Australian Alps Walking Track region Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mount Townsend partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Abbots Peak partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Dead Horse Gap partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mograni Range partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range region (broad physiographic context)
Gibraltar Range partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Nandewar Range partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mount Canobolas partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range region
Severn River (New South Wales) sourceLocation Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
New England Tablelands partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
New England Tablelands mountainRange Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mount Blue Cow partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Scenic Rim partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mount Sentinel partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Lake Cootapatamba partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Toowoomba Regional Council area elevationFeature Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range escarpment
Mount Zeil highestPointWestOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mount Oxley partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mount Oxley partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range mountain system
Cunningham Highway crosses Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range at Cunninghams Gap
Byadbo Wilderness Area partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range region
Blackall Range partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Howes Valley isLocatedNear Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mount Jagungal mountainRange Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Wollomombi Falls locatedIn Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range region
Southern Highlands, New South Wales locatedIn Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Coxs River region partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range area
Mount Yengo partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Avon Wilderness Park partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Bogong High Plains area isPartOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Southern Queensland hasFeature Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Deua National Park partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Mann River sourceLocation Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Goulburn River sourceLocation Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Carruthers Peak locatedOn Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Lake Albina partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Wooroonooran National Park partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Gloucester River sourceLocation Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Peel River sourceLocation Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Atherton Tablelands partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Great Escarpment of eastern Australia formsBoundaryBetween Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range plateau
Great Escarpment of eastern Australia partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
Great Escarpment of eastern Australia higherInlandElevation Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range plateau
Kennedy Highway traverses Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range
The Castle (Budawangs) partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range system
Budawang Range partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
this entity surface form: Great Dividing Range