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Great Dividing Range crest line of the Eastern Highlands of Australia. For the most part it separates rivers draining into the Pacific Ocean from those flowing into the Indian Ocean and the Arafura Sea.

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Great Dividing Range (Eastern Highlands) Series of mountain ranges along the e coast of Australia. They extend s from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland to the Grampian Mountains in Victoria. The highest peak is Mount Kosciusko, 2230m (7316ft). Length: 3703km (2300 mi).

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Great Dividing Range, Australia A mountain range that runs north to south through Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria and so named because it separates the coast from the interior.

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