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Mount Kosciuszko

Mount Kosciuszko ( KOZ-ee-USK-oh; (Polish: KOSH-CHUSH-ko) Ngarigo: Kunama Namadgi) is mainland Australia's highest mountain, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level. It is located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, part of the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves, in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of Crackenback and close to Jindabyne, near the border with Victoria. Mount Kosciuszko is ranked 35th by topographic isolation. Etymology and charting The mountain was named by the Polish explorer Pawe?? (Paul) Edmund Strzelecki in 1840, in honour of Polish freedom fighter General Tadeusz Ko??ciuszko, because of its perceived...

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