Eastern Highlands of Australia

E670318

highland region

The Eastern Highlands of Australia are a vast, elevated region running along the continent’s eastern edge, encompassing major mountain ranges, plateaus, and upland areas that significantly influence the country’s climate, rivers, and biodiversity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Australian Eastern Highlands	1
Eastern Highlands of Australia canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	highland region ⓘ
approximateLength	about 3500 kilometres ⓘ
averageElevation	generally between 500 and 1500 metres ⓘ
biodiversityStatus	high levels of endemism ⓘ
climateEffect	orographic rainfall on windward coastal slopes ⓘ rain shadow conditions inland to the west ⓘ
contains	Atherton Tableland NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Gippsland Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Dividing Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Escarpment of eastern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Monaro Tableland NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Tableland NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowy Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsEcosystem	alpine and subalpine communities ⓘ montane grasslands and woodlands ⓘ subtropical rainforests ⓘ temperate eucalypt forests ⓘ
containsProtectedArea	Barrington Tops National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Kosciuszko National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamington National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsWorldHeritageSite	Gondwana Rainforests of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Blue Mountains Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
drainedBy	Brisbane River NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence River NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunter River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lachlan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray–Darling Basin rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowy River NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal rivers flowing to the Coral Sea ⓘ coastal rivers flowing to the Tasman Sea ⓘ
extendsAlong	eastern edge of the Australian continent ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	ancient eroded mountain belt ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Kosciuszko NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPointElevation	2228 metres ⓘ
influences	climate of eastern Australia ⓘ rainfall distribution in eastern Australia ⓘ river systems of eastern Australia ⓘ
locatedIn	eastern Australia ⓘ
orientation	north–south ⓘ
partOf	Great Dividing Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
runsThrough	Australian Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Eastern Highlands → partOf → Eastern Highlands of Australia ⓘ

Hedley Tarn → locatedIn → Eastern Highlands of Australia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Australian Eastern Highlands