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Great Dividing Range sign on the Kings Highway between Braidwood and Bungendore, New South Wales. The Great Dividing Range was formed during the Carboniferous period—over 300 million years ago—when Australia collided with what are now parts of South America and New Zealand. [12] The range has experienced significant erosion since.
Hume’s Pass is a low pass on the Great Dividing Range in central Victoria, Australia.It is located at Wandong in the Shire of Mitchell local government area, 53 kilometres (33 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne.
The Great Escarpment in eastern Australia is an escarpment that runs east of the Great Dividing Range along most of the east of the continent. It was created due to formation of a new continental margin in the Mesozoic, followed by tectonic uplifting of the divide and then scarp retreat. [2]
The plateau is defined by that area bounded in the south by the Dorrigo Escarpment, in the west by the New England Tableland, in the north by Hyland State Forest, Blicks River, Glen Fernaigh Creek and Nymboida River, and in the east by Bielsdown River up to the junction with Mathews Creek, then up to the head of Mathews Creek, then by the watershed extending generally south southeast to Dome ...
The Nandewar Range, a mountain range that is part of the Great Dividing Range, is located in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The range is situated approximately 30 km (19 mi) east of the township of Narrabri. John Oxley was the first European to see the range in 1818 as he explored the New South Wales. [1]
The Bureau of Meteorology operates a weather station known as Wallan (Kilmore Gap) established in 1993. [4] The saddle is highly exposed to the west-southwest at an altitude of 528 metres (1,732 ft) and is commonly met with sleet and at times, snow.
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Cunningham’s Gap is a pass over the Great Dividing Range between the Darling Downs and the Fassifern Valley in Queensland, Australia. The Gap is the major route over the Main Range along the Great Dividing Range, between Warwick and Brisbane. The Cunningham Highway was built to provide road transport between the two regions.