Mount Kosciuszko
highest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border
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Summary
Mount Kosciuszko is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,488 views/month, #24 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New South Wales[3]
- Country: Australia[4]
- Continent: Australian continent[5]
- Named after: Tadeusz Kościuszko[6]
- Made from material: metamorphic rock[7]
- Part of: Seven Summits[8]
- Commons category: Mount Kosciuszko[9]
- Coordinate location: -36.4558303, 148.2635105[10]
- Located in/on physical feature: Main Range[11]
- Significant event: first ascent[12], climbing[13]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Native label: Mount Kosciuszko[15]
- Elevation above sea level: 2228[16]
- Time period: Silurian[17]
- Topographic isolation: 1895[18]
- Topographic prominence: 2228[19]
- Located in protected area: Kosciuszko National Park[20]
- Named by: Paweł Strzelecki[21]
- Mountain range: Snowy Mountains[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Kosciuszko include Eulamprus kosciuskoi[24], a taxon[25].
Why It Matters
Mount Kosciuszko has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for it include Eulamprus kosciuskoi[24], a taxon[25].