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| | Great Dividing Range |
 | | In its northern parts in Queensland the Range averages 600900 m/2,0003,000 ft in height, while farther south the average is about 900 m/3,000 ft, though the Australian Alps include Mount Kosciusko (2,228 m/7,310 ft), the highest peak in Australia. |
 | | The Range contains the headwaters of the leading rivers of Australia, with the Darling, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, and Goulburn flowing westwards to join the Murray, while the Snowy River, a major source of hydroelectricity, flows eastwards to the Pacific. |
 | | Until exploration by Gregory Blaxland and others in the early 19th century the Range was a formidable barrier to westward migration of European settlers from the eastern coastlands. |
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