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States and Territories of Australia [1] State / Territory Highest point Elevation AHD Notes m ft; Ashmore and Cartier Islands: Cartier Island: 5 16 [2] Australian Antarctic Territory: Dome A: 4,093 13,428 [3] [4] [5] Australian Capital Territory: Bimberi Peak: 1,913 6,276 Christmas Island: Murray Hill: 361 1,184 [6] Cocos (Keeling) Islands ...
Unlike the high mountain ranges found in places like the Rockies (highest peak 4,401 m (14,439 ft)), the European Alps (highest peak 4,808 m (15,774 ft)) or the Himalayas (highest peak 8,848 m (29,029 ft)), the Australian Alps were not formed by two continental plates colliding and pushing up the Earth's rocky mantle to form jagged, rocky peaks.
Mount Lofty is the coldest location in the Adelaide area; during winter months the temperature may not exceed 3-4 °C on some days. Adelaide's metropolitan area experiences mild winters, with temperatures virtually never cold enough to produce snow; the nearest snowfields to Adelaide are in central Victoria, over 700 km away.
The Seven Summits consist of the highest mountain peak on each of the continents. Different lists include slight variations, but generally, the same core is maintained. The seven summits depend on the definition used for a continent – in particular the location of the border of that continent. This results in two major points of variation.
Route of the Blaxland, Lawson, and Wentworth Crossing of 1813 The typical blue haze in the Jamison Valley behind the Three Sisters, New South Wales, Australia. Between 1798 and 1813, many people explored various parts of the mountains, from the Bilpin Ridge to the southern regions, today the site of the Kanangra-Boyd National Park. Still, they ...
The Eight Summits [1] is the collective name for the eight highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents (Australia has two entries). It is an alternative name for the " Seven Summits " due to different ways in naming the highest mountain on the continent of Australia .
The night sky in Wisconsin glows with the Northern Lights as a geomagnetic storm brings vibrant pink and green colors to a majority of the northern states. / Credit: Ross Harried/NurPhoto via ...
The Grampians Peaks Trail is a 164 km (102 mi) long walking track in the Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia. The trail traverses the park from north to south and is split into 3 main sections known as the Northern Section (4 days, 3 nights), Central Section (5 days, 4 nights) and Southern Section (4 days, 3 nights). [ 1 ]