Australian Alps

American  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in SE Australia. Highest peak, Mt. Kosciusko, 7,328 feet (2,234 meters).

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Australian Alps British  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in SE Australia, in E Victoria and SE New South Wales. Highest peak: Mount Kosciuszko, 2195 m (7316 ft)

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Example Sentences

Nestled at the base of densely wooded mountains in the Australian Alps, it is home to about 1,000 people and beloved for its wineries, bushwalking and peaceful atmosphere – something which has now been shattered.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Peatlands in the Australian Alps are a type of mossy wetland characterised by carbon-rich peat soil, formed from plants that have partially decomposed in wet, swampy conditions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

They are everywhere, from the desert to the snowy Australian Alps, often heard but not seen.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

In late May, Mr. Benedetti and a handful of other activists gathered at Mr. Maguire’s property, from which they made their way on horseback toward the foothills of the Australian Alps.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2020

"Then these Australian Alps," said Lord Glenarvan, "are—" "Mere pocket mountains," put in Paganel; "we shall get over them without knowing it."

From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Verne, Jules