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	Snowy Mountains
		The Snowy Mountains are just one section of the alpine highlands that spread across the southeast corner of the Australian continent.
		This gigantic engineering project to harness the waters of the Snowy Mountains for hydroelectric power and irrigation was begun in the 1950s.
		To the north and east of Cooma – the main approach to the range – the treeless, brownish-yellow Monaro High Plain is sheep country famous for the quality of its Merino wool.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/newsouthwales/snowymountains.asp (772 words)

	Visit Cooma - Cooma Visitors Centre, Cooma Australia
		The township of Berridale is located on the main road from Cooma to the Snowy Mountains, and provides many services for travellers.
		To Cooma's Northwest lies the history and magnificence of the Snowy Mountains range.
		Lake Eucumbene is the central storage area for the Snowy Mountain Scheme and holds nine times the volume of Sydney Harbour.
	www.visitcooma.com.au /region.htm (772 words)

	BOOKS
		Eighty (80) pages of fine-screen photographs from Hinchinbrook Island, Western Arthur Range, Victorian Alps, the Snowy Mountains, Mount Barney and the Main Range.
		As well, you now receive a bonus Video CD with over 70 minutes of documentary footage from the wildest regions of Australia, such as Kakadu, South West Tasmania, Hinchinbrook Island, the Snowy Mountains, Mount Barney, Mount Bogong, Wilson's Promontory, the Grampians, the Budawangs, Lamington and others.
		With its full-colour photographs of Australia’s rugged peaks and mountain landscapes, Beyond the Horizon looks, at first glance, like a standard coffee-table book in which the text is secondary to the glossy pictures.
	www.rankin.com.au /books.htm (772 words)

	DoAustralia - the great dividing range
		Sections of the Great Dividing Range include the Clarke and McPherson ranges (in Queensland), the Blue Mountains (near Sydney), the Australian Alps and the Snowy Mountains (near Canberra), and the Grampians (near Melbourne).
		Several major rivers, including the Darling, Murray, Murrumbidgee, and Snowy, rise in the Great Dividing Range.
		The impressive Snowy Mountains are Australia's highest peaks and lie in the southeast of New South Wales within the Kosciusko National Park.
	www.doaustralia.com /states/great_dividing_range.htm (772 words)

	VIA - Online Information article about VIA
		The Ural Mountains do not exceed 2000 or 3000 ft. in average altitude, the highest summits not exceeding 600o ft., and one of the passes being as low as 1400 ft. In the southern half of the range are the chief mining districts of Russia.
		The central area bounded on the north and north-west by the Yablonoi Mountains and their western extension in the Tian-shan, on the south by the northern face of the Tibetan plateau, and on the east by the Khingan range before alluded to, forms the great desert of central Asia, known as the Gobi.
		The geography of the region in which the mountains of Cochin-China and Siam join Tibet is still imperfectly known, but there is no ground left for doubting that the great river of eastern Tibet, the Tsanpo, supplies the main stream of the Brahmaputra.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /VAN_VIR/VIA.html (772 words)

	Expert About hi:Highest
		The highest mountains on the Australian mainland are in an area known as the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, forming part of the Great Dividing Range which separates the central lowlands from the eastern highlands.
		Mount Everest is the highest peak in the Himalayan mountain range.
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	expertsite.biz /dir/hi/highest.htm (1382 words)

	Australian Alps Walking Track - Bushwalking - Victoria - Australia
		From Dead Horse Gap the official track goes up the Ramshead Range almost to Mt Kosciuszko (Australia¹s highest mountain) but the official route misses the summit and heads down to the Snowy River then along bitumen roads for a day and a half before leaving it for the Jagungal Wilderness area.
		After the Main Range you enter the Jagungal Wilderness area, which is another popular area with recreational users.
		At the end you climb Mt Tennant with wonderful views back to Mt Jagungal and the Main Range and then descend to the Ranger Station at Namadgi which is the end of the walk.
	www.netspace.net.au /~jnharker/aust-alps-track.html (1382 words)

	Himalayan Mountain Range,Himalaya Mountain Ranges,Himalayas Mountains Range,Mountain Range of Himalaya
		The Sutlej was able to maintain its course flowing directly from Tibet through the main Himalaya range to the Indian subcontinent, while the huge gorges on both flanks of the Himalaya reflect the ability of the Indus and the Brahmaputra to follow their original courses.
		This is the principal mountain range dividing the Indian subcontinent from Nanga Parbat in the west, the range stretches for over 2,000-km to the mountains bordering Sikkim and Bhutan in the east.
		The major passes over the main Himalaya range include the Zoji la, at the head of the Sindh valley; the Boktol pass, at the head of the Warvan valley; the Umasi la in the Kishtwar region; and Thekang la and the Shingo la between Lahaul and the Zanskar region of Ladakh.
	www.travel-himalayas.com /about-himalayas/himalayan-mountain-range.html (1382 words)

	WELCOME TO VICTORIA ,
		It is Victoria's largest national park, It was created to protect the flora, fauna, and landscapes of the Grampians ranges, rugged red sandstone mountains named after a range in Scotland.
		They lie in four main ranges, Mount Difficult in the north, Serra in the southeast, Victoria in the southwest and, in the east, Mount William, which is 1,167 m heavily eroded outcrops known as the Balconies and the Giant Stairway.
		Parts of its upper reaches have been adapted for the Snowy River Hydroelectric Scheme, started in 1949; other parts are protected by Kosciusko National Park in New South Wales, named after Australia's highest peak, in the Snowy Mountains from which the river takes its name.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Lagoon/8157/dy10.html (1263 words)

	Laramie, Wyoming
		Surrounded by the Snowy Range to the west and the Laramie Mountains to the east, the Laramie Valley is wide enough to be considered a high plain.
		Laramie stands astride a pair of the nation’s most significant transcontinental transportation arteries: I-80 and the Union Pacific main line.
		Today, Laramie is most strongly influenced by the University, and the students and faculty from all parts of the country and the world who are drawn to this rich, windswept landscape.
	www.ultimatewyoming.com /sectionpages/sec6/Laramie/laramie.html (1174 words)

	Snowy Mountains New South Wales travel guide - Australia
		The largest national park in NSW and one of the world's greatest including the highest mountains in Australia as well as the famous snowy river.
		This park contains New South Wales' major ski resorts and some of the best cross country skiing areas in the world on the Main Range and Jugungal Wilderness Area.
		The park stretches from the Victorian border north to the edge of the A.C.T., between Khancoban and Talbingo in the west and Adaminaby to Jindabyne in the east covering 690 000ha.
	www.atn.com.au /nsw/south/parks-b.htm (188 words)

	BOOKS
		Eighty (80) pages of fine-screen photographs from Hinchinbrook Island, Western Arthur Range, Victorian Alps, the Snowy Mountains, Mount Barney and the Main Range.
		This is a compact bushwalker's guidebook to one of Australia's most famous mountain regions - the Scenic Rim of mountains which straddles the border between NSW and Queensland and features such places as Mount Barney, Lamington, Springbrook, Cunningham's Gap and the Main Range, Border Ranges, Mount Lindesay, and Lever's Plateau.
		As well, you now receive a bonus Video CD with over 70 minutes of documentary footage from the wildest regions of Australia, such as Kakadu, South West Tasmania, Hinchinbrook Island, the Snowy Mountains, Mount Barney, Mount Bogong, Wilson's Promontory, the Grampians, the Budawangs, Lamington and others.
	www.rankin.com.au /books.htm (188 words)

	Biosphere reserves in focus
		Kosciuszko Biosphere Reserve straddles the Great Dividing Range (locally known as the Snowy Mountains) and is the main water catchment for the headwaters of the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers (both flowing towards the west) and the Snowy River flowing to the south.
		Kosciuszko Biosphere Reserve is a part of the Australian Alps that stretch from Canberra through to the Brindabella Range in the Australian Capital Territory, and the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales and along the Great Dividing Range through Victoria.
		Kosciuszko Biosphere Reserve is located 500 km southwest of Sydney at approximately 36°30'S, 148°15'E. It contains the highest mountains in Australia, including 250 km2 of alpine and 1,065 km2 of subalpine vegetation, and all New South Wales ski fields.
	www.unesco.org /mab/br/focus/2004Oct/focus.htm (595 words)

	Snowy Hydro - Tourism - Tour the Snowy - Cabramurra Township
		Cabramurra is located approximately 20kms off the Snowy Mountains Highway.
		There is a general store located in the main complex that has a café serving a range of meals and refreshments, newsagency, fuel sales and souvenirs.
		Take a look at the historic images of the Snowy Mountains Scheme’s construction and see what it was like to live in Cabramurra during those days.
	www.snowyhydro.com.au /levelThree.asp?pageID=40&parentID=29&grandParentID=5 (595 words)

	Corroboree Frog
		There are just 3 main populations of Corroborree Frog: the Snowy Mountains, Fiery Range and the Brindabella Range.
		Those in the Snowy Mountains region further south have brighter yellow stripes.
		Those from the Fiery and Brindabella Ranges have lime or yellow and black stripes.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/frog_corrob.htm (595 words)

	mountains of the moon --> quarsan.net
		He related the tale of a Greek merchant, Diogenes who claimed a 25 day journey inland from the African East coast to " two great lakes and the snowy range of mountains where the Nile draws it's twin sources "
		Once the existance of the peaks was confirmed scientists began to explore the interior of the range, and, in 1906, the Duke d'Abruzzi led a party that ascended the main summits of the range.
		The mystery began to clear after the mountains were sighted, in the far distance, by Henry Morton Stanley in 1876.
	users.pandora.be /quarsan/uganda.html (595 words)

	ALASKA - Online Information article about ALASKA
		The Alaskan Range, connecting with the Nutzotin and Skolai branches of the St Elias Range, lies a little farther inland; it is splendidly marked by many snowy peaks, including Mt. See also:
		Between the Pacific Mountain and the Rocky Mountain systems lies the vast Central Plateau region, or Yukon plateau, Finally, between the Rocky Mountains and the Arctic Ocean is the Arctic Slope region, a sloping plain corresponding to the interior plains of the United States.
		MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /AJA_ALL/ALASKA.html (5336 words)

	WELCOME TO VICTORIA ,
		It is Victoria's largest national park, It was created to protect the flora, fauna, and landscapes of the Grampians ranges, rugged red sandstone mountains named after a range in Scotland.
		They lie in four main ranges, Mount Difficult in the north, Serra in the southeast, Victoria in the southwest and, in the east, Mount William, which is 1,167 m heavily eroded outcrops known as the Balconies and the Giant Stairway.
		Parts of its upper reaches have been adapted for the Snowy River Hydroelectric Scheme, started in 1949; other parts are protected by Kosciusko National Park in New South Wales, named after Australia's highest peak, in the Snowy Mountains from which the river takes its name.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Lagoon/8157/dy10.html (1263 words)

	Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming (Mountains)
		Along the main portion of the Medicine Bow Mountains, including the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, there are many recreational activities that are popular during each season of the year.
		Medicine Bow Peak, the highest peak within the mountain range, at 12,013 feet, is popular for climbing.
		Other primary uses of the mountains include OHV, (Off-Hiway Vehicle), riding, trail usage for hiking and other activities, hunting, fishing, camping, and winter sports including snowmobiling and skiing.
	www.ohwy.com /wy/m/medimtns.htm (181 words)

	Hostels - Youth Hostel - Cheap Backpacker Accommodation
		We have a wide range of cheap youth hostels in all the main Italian cities.
		Major attractions in Australia include The Great Barrier Reef, Gold Coast, Fraser Island Ayers Rock, Blue Mountains, Snowy Mountains Kakadu National Park and of course the cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
		Not to forget Bangkok, undoubtedly one of the world's greatest cities, with a great range of cheap hostels available to book online.
	www.kasbah.com /hostels/hostels.asp (825 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		The main towns in this region are Gangtok in Sikkim, Darjeeling and Kalimpong in the mountains of North Bengal, and Silguri in the plains of North Bengal.
		Starting from the plains of North Bengal tangled interlacing ridges rise range after range to the foot of the great wall of high peaks and passes opening into Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan.
		The climate varies between the tropical heat of the valleys and the alpine cold of the snowy regions.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/asia/india_west_bengal.html (1725 words)

	Snowy Mountains
		The Australian Alps sprawl from Mount Buller, Mount Bogong and Mount Beauty in northeast Victoria via the Crackenback Range in New South Wales to the township of Cooma; though it’s a continuous massif, only the New South Wales section is strictly known as the Snowy Mountains.
		To the north and east of Cooma – the main approach to the range– the treeless, brownish-yellow Monaro High Plain is sheep country famous for the quality of its Merino wool.
		The Kosciuszko National Park which surrounds the peak includes most of the Snowy Mountains region, and almost everything of interest.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/newsouthwales/snowymountains.asp (772 words)

	SNOWY MOUNTAINS, SNOWIES, MT KOSCIUSZKO, MURRAY RIVER, COOMA, JINDABYNE, SKI RESORTS, KOSIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK, NEW SOUTH WALES
		The Great Dividing Range between the New South Wales and Victoria border is home to the famous Snowy Mountains or Snowies as they are also known.
		Travelling to the Snowy Mountains from the east and you will pass through Cooma, which hosts a huge Hydro-electric scheme in the Snowy Mountains.
		The main skiing resorts are Perisher/Blue Cow, Smiggin Holes and Thredbo, with several smaller resorts at Charlotte Pass, Guthega and Mt Selwyn.
	www.australianexplorer.com /snowy_mountains.htm (772 words)

	Welcome to Netiran!
		The highest peak in the water catchment of the Caspian Sea is the 5.671 meter mount Damavand in the Alborz range of mountains.
		The regime of the Aras river is snowy and rainy.
		This zone borders on the Aras river in the north, on Talesh chain of mountains and newly independent republics of the former Soviet Union in the east, on southern mountains of Ardebil in the south and on Turkey in the west.
	www.netiran.com /?fn=artd(1759)&PHPSESSID=6ba03d91accf4139c683fac734bdc907 (3261 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Skardu
		Quite high (near 2500 m o.s.l.), the town is surrounded by gray-brown coloured mountains, which hide the 8,000 metre peaks of the nearby Karakoram range.
		From Skardu two roads lead to the Askole and Hushe Valleys, main doorgates to this snowy giants, and to the huge glaciers of Baltoro, Biafo, and Trango.
		Here begins the way for climbing legend mountains like K2, Gasherbrum or Trango Towers, so the town is a major summer tourist hotpoint.
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=skardu (3261 words)

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		Sandwiched between the Indus Valley and the main crest of the Indian Himalayas, this remote and inaccessible setting, well guarded by snowy mountain passes, has kept alive an archaic form of Tibetan Buddhism which flourishes in chain of far-flung monasteries, most of which occupy spectacular fortified locations, high on rocky ridges in isolated valleys.
		North of the Great Himalayan range, amongst a tangled knot of jagged mountains, lies a rugged and fascinating land, the once independent kingdom of Zanskar.
	www.chez.com /tintintrekking/Zanskar.htm (382 words)

	Snowy Mountains New South Wales travel guide - Australia
		The largest national park in NSW and one of the world's greatest including the highest mountains in Australia as well as the famous snowy river.
		This park contains New South Wales' major ski resorts and some of the best cross country skiing areas in the world on the Main Range and Jugungal Wilderness Area.
		The park stretches from the Victorian border north to the edge of the A.C.T., between Khancoban and Talbingo in the west and Adaminaby to Jindabyne in the east covering 690 000ha.
	www.atn.com.au /nsw/south/parks-b.htm (188 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (GameCube)
		Traversing through a wide range of locations including the rainforest, snowy mountains, desert terrain and a barrier reef, he will encounter a large cast of characters--both friends and foes--all of whom are based on real-life animals that are indigenous to the Australian Outback.
		For example, the charismatic Ty is inspired by the extinct Tasmanian tiger and his main enemy, the evil Boss Cass is a cassowary with a bad attitude.
		Take on the role of Ty, who's always believed that he's the lone remaining Tasmanian Tiger--until, during a chance meeting with a mystical bunyip elder, Ty discovers that his fellow Tasmanian Tigers are still alive but trapped in another world, Dreamtime.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006IQTE (819 words)

	The National Party of Australia - New South Wales
		The Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme and the tourist areas around Jindabyne are in this division.
		Eden-Monaro covers an area of approximately 30 946 sq km from Queanbeyan to South Durras in the north, south to the Victorian border, inland to the Great Dividing Range encompassing the border of the Australian Capital Territory.
		The main towns include Adaminaby, Batemans Bay, Bega, Berridale, Bodalla, Bombala, Braidwood, Bungendore, Captains Flat, Cooma, Dalmeny, Delegate, Eden, Jindabyne, Merimbula, Moruya, Narooma, Queanbeyan, Sutton and Tathra.
	nsw.nationalparty.org /html/eden_monaro.cfm (819 words)

	Laramie, Wyoming
		Surrounded by the Snowy Range to the west and the Laramie Mountains to the east, the Laramie Valley is wide enough to be considered a high plain.
		Laramie stands astride a pair of the nation’s most significant transcontinental transportation arteries: I-80 and the Union Pacific main line.
		Today, Laramie is most strongly influenced by the University, and the students and faculty from all parts of the country and the world who are drawn to this rich, windswept landscape.
	www.ultimatewyoming.com /sectionpages/sec6/Laramie/laramie.html (1174 words)

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