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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Australian Alps

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 Ovens diggings are on the river of the same name, which takes its rise in the Australian Alps, and flows into the Murray.

From A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 by Clacy, Ellen