Eastern Highlands of Australia

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The Eastern Highlands of Australia are a vast, elevated region running along the continent’s eastern edge, encompassing major mountain ranges, plateaus, and upland areas that significantly influence the country’s climate, rivers, and biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highland region ⓘ
approximateLength about 3500 kilometres ⓘ
averageElevation generally between 500 and 1500 metres ⓘ
biodiversityStatus high levels of endemism ⓘ
climateEffect orographic rainfall on windward coastal slopes ⓘ
rain shadow conditions inland to the west ⓘ
contains Atherton Tableland ⓘ
linked to: Atherton Tablelands

Australian Alps ⓘ
Blue Mountains ⓘ
Gippsland Highlands ⓘ
linked to: Gippsland

Great Dividing Range ⓘ
Great Escarpment of eastern Australia ⓘ
Monaro Tableland ⓘ
linked to: Monaro tablelands

New England Plateau ⓘ
New England Tableland ⓘ
Snowy Mountains ⓘ
containsEcosystem alpine and subalpine communities ⓘ
montane grasslands and woodlands ⓘ
subtropical rainforests ⓘ
temperate eucalypt forests ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Barrington Tops National Park ⓘ
Blue Mountains National Park ⓘ
Kosciuszko National Park ⓘ
Lamington National Park ⓘ
containsWorldHeritageSite Gondwana Rainforests of Australia ⓘ
Greater Blue Mountains Area ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
drainedBy Brisbane River ⓘ
Clarence River ⓘ
Hunter River ⓘ
Lachlan River ⓘ
Murray–Darling Basin rivers ⓘ
Murrumbidgee River ⓘ
Snowy River ⓘ
coastal rivers flowing to the Coral Sea ⓘ
coastal rivers flowing to the Tasman Sea ⓘ
extendsAlong eastern edge of the Australian continent ⓘ
geologicalOrigin ancient eroded mountain belt ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Kosciuszko ⓘ
highestPointElevation 2228 metres ⓘ
influences climate of eastern Australia ⓘ
rainfall distribution in eastern Australia ⓘ
river systems of eastern Australia ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Australia ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf Great Dividing Range ⓘ
runsThrough Australian Capital Territory ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ
Victoria ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Eastern Highlands → partOf → Eastern Highlands of Australia ⓘ
Hedley Tarn → locatedIn → Australian Eastern Highlands ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Highlands of Australia