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Mount Kosciuszko is the highest summit in mainland Australia. Until 1977 it was possible to drive from Charlotte Pass to within a few metres of the summit, but in 1977 the road was closed to public motor vehicle access due to environmental concerns.
The Kosciuszko National Park (/ ˌ k ɒ z i ˈ ʌ s k oʊ / KOZ-ee-USK-oh) [3] is a 6,900-square-kilometre (2,700 sq mi) national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia.
Charlotte Pass (often erroneously referred to as Charlotte's Pass) is a snow resort and village in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The pass is in the Kosciuszko National Park where the Kosciuszko Road crosses Kangaroo Ridge. Charlotte Pass is the closest village to Mount Kosciuszko, the tallest mountain in Australia. [1]
Rank Country Highest point Elevation 5 Australia Mount Kosciuszko: 2,228 m (7,310 ft) [1] 10 Federated States of Micronesia Nanlaud: 782 m (2,566 ft) 8 Fiji Mount Tomanivi ...
Google Maps' satellite view is a "top-down" or bird's-eye view; most of the high-resolution imagery of cities is aerial photography taken from aircraft flying at 800 to 1,500 feet (240 to 460 m), while most other imagery is from satellites. [5]
Australia's first T-bar lift was installed at Kiandra in 1957, but the ski facilities were finally shifted up the hill to Selwyn Snowfields in 1978. [5] Steeper slopes and more reliable snows lie further to the south and in the 20th century, the focus of recreational skiing in New South Wales shifted southward, to the Mount Kosciuszko region. [6]
Mount Kosciuszko. Carruthers Peak on the Main Range. The view from Mount Tate, looking towards Guthega. Mountains located within the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales Mount Kosciuszko, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) [24] (Highest mountain on the mainland) Mount Townsend, at 2,209 metres (7,247 ft) [25] (Second highest mountain on the mainland)
Snowy Mountains Highway is a 333-kilometre-long (207 mi) [1] state highway located in New South Wales, Australia.Its two sections connect the New South Wales South Coast to the Monaro region, and the Monaro to the South Western Slopes via the Snowy Mountains.