Southern Highlands

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The Southern Highlands is a picturesque, elevated region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its cool climate, historic towns, gardens, and wineries.

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Southern Highlands region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region
tourist destination
administrativeArea Wingecarribee Shire
climate cool temperate
country Australia
distanceFromSydney approximately 110 kilometres southwest
drivingTimeFromSydney about 1.5 to 2 hours
elevation generally 500 to 900 metres above sea level
hasAttraction Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame
Fitzroy Falls
Morton National Park
surface form: Morton National Park (northern section)

Tulip Time Festival in Bowral
historic village of Berrima
hasIndustry horticulture
tourism
viticulture
hasTown Berrima
Bowral
Bundanoon
Burrawang
Exeter
Fitzroy Falls
Mittagong
Moss Vale
Robertson
knownFor autumn foliage
cool climate
gardens
heritage architecture
historic towns
picturesque landscapes
wineries
locatedIn Australia
New South Wales
nearestMajorCity Sydney
otherNearbyCity Canberra
partOf Great Dividing Range (part)
surface form: Great Dividing Range region
popularActivities bushwalking
cycling
garden tours
heritage tourism
wine tasting
populationCharacteristic mix of rural communities and commuter residents
primaryAgriculturalProducts cattle
dairy
wine grapes
regionType elevated plateau region
state New South Wales
tourismSeason popular in autumn and spring
wineRegionStatus recognized cool-climate wine region

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Southern Tablelands borders Southern Highlands
Main Southern railway line connectsRegion Southern Highlands
this entity surface form: Southern Highlands region