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

The Murray was in flood, and the "water, water everywhere" sparkling in the winter sunshine, with the snowcapped Australian Alps in the background, made an exquisite picture.

From An Autobiography by Spence, Catherine Helen