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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.
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Lake Cootapatamba is a post-glacial tarn in the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Lake Cootapatamba is located at 2,048 metres, which is about 800 metres south of the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia. It is the highest elevation lake in Australia.
The pass and village are named after Charlotte Adams, who, in 1881, was the first European woman to climb Mount Kosciuszko. [2] Charlotte Pass provides access to some of Australia's highest alpine terrain and was formerly a stop-off point for public vehicular access to Mount Kosciuszko, though the public access road now terminates at the Pass.
Skiing at Friday Flat beginners area. Skiing at Merrits. Thredbo is an Australian ski resort set within Kosciuszko National Park in NSW and was modelled on a European skiing town, reflecting the heritage of workers on the Snowy Mountains Scheme such as Tony Sponar, who is credited with having established the location as a ski field.
A snow making machine at Smiggin Holes. The Hotel Kosciuszko was opened by the New South Wales Government in 1909 at what is now Sponars Chalet, near Smiggin Holes. [4] The first Kosciuszko Chalet was built at Charlotte Pass in 1930, giving relatively comfortable access to Australia's highest terrain. [5]
Mount Kosciuszko [d] 2228 m 7,310 ft Lake Eyre: −15 m −49 ft: 2243 m 7,359 ft Austria: Grossglockner: 3798 m 12,461 ft Lake Neusiedl: 115 m 377 ft 3683 m 12,083 ft Azerbaijan: Mount Bazardüzü: 4466 m 14,652 ft Caspian Sea: −28 m −92 ft: 4513 m 14,806 ft Bahamas: Mount Alvernia on Cat Island: 63 m 207 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level ...