Great Dividing Range

Great Dividing Range
Eastern Highlands Great Divide
Highest point
Peak	Mount Kosciuszko, Snowy Mountains
Elevation	2,228 m (7,310 ft)
Coordinates	36°27′00″S 148°16′0″E / 36.45000°S 148.26667°E / -36.45000; 148.26667
Dimensions
Length	3,500 km (2,200 mi) North–South
Geography
Country	Australia[1]
States/Districts	New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Australian Capital Territory
Range coordinates	25°S 147°E / 25°S 147°E / -25; 147
Geology
Age of rock	Carboniferous

The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's largest mountain range. It is the fifth^[2] longest land-based range in the world.^[3] The range is 3,500 kilometres (2,175 mi) in length and runs along the whole east coast of Australia. In the north it starts from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland. In Victoria the range turns west and ends at the Grampians in western Victoria. The width of the range varies from about 160 km (100 mi) to over 300 km (190 mi).^[4]

The difference in height between the narrow coastal area and the eastern mountains has affected Australia's climate. This caused by the mountains causing lots of rain as clouds move over them. There are many gorges where the rise is tall.^[5]

1. ↑ Australia.gov. "Australian Rocks and Mountains". Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
2. ↑ "List of longest mountain chains on Earth". Wikipedia. 2020-01-04.
3. ↑ The Great Dividing Range is the third longest mountain range of mountain ranges above sea level. The underwater mid-ocean ridge is the longest of the world's mountain ranges.
4. ↑ Shaw, John H., “Collins Australian Encyclopedia”, William Collins Pty Ltd., Sydney, 1984, ISBN 0-00-217315-8
5. ↑ Löffler, Ernst; A.J. Rose, Anneliese Löffler & Denis Warner (1983). Australia:Portrait of a Continent. Richmond, Victoria: Hutchinson Group. ISBN 0-09-130460-1.