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SCIENCE / GEOGRAPHY
List: Top Ten Highest Mountains in Australia
Date: 2010
Source: Data from Wikipedia via Peakbagger.com
Base: All mountains on the Australian continent and Tasmania but not those on overseas territories.
Notes: On measurement: By convention, mountains are always measured above sea level. Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales heads the list at 2,228 metres. The entire top ten are located in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. The highest summit in Tasmania is Mount Ossa at 1,617 metres.
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Rank
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Mountain
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Height in metres
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Location
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1.
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Mount Kosciuszko
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2,228
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Snowy Mountains
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2.
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Mount Townsend
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2,209
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Snowy Mountains
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3.
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Mount Twynam
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2,196
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Snowy Mountains
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4.
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Rams Head
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2,190
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Snowy Mountains
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5.
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Etheridge Ridge
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2,180
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Snowy Mountains
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6.
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Rams Head North
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2,177
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Snowy Mountains
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7.
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Alice Rawson Peak
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2,160
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Snowy Mountains
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8.
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Byatts Camp
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2,159
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Snowy Mountains
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9.
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Abbott Peak
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2,145
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Snowy Mountains
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10.
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Carruthers Peak
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2,145
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Snowy Mountains
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