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Blue Mountains Range (RANGE), NSW Details
Description
A range of mountains plateau and escarpments extending off the Great Dividing Range about 4.8 km N.W. of Wolgan Gap in a generally S.E. direction for about 96 km terminating at Emu Plains. For about 2/3 of its length it is traversed by the Great Western Highway and the Main Westen Railway. Several established towns are situated on its heights including Katoomba Blackheath Mt Victoria and Springwood. It forms the watershed between Coxs River to the S and the Grose and Wolgan Rivers to the N.
Blue Mountains Range (RANGE), NSW
| title | Blue Mountains Range (RANGE) |
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| state | NSW |
| reference | 5460 |
| placename | Blue Mountains Range |
| designation | RANGE |
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| lga | BLUE MOUNTAINS |
| description | A range of mountains plateau and escarpments extending off the Great Dividing Range about 4.8 km N.W. of Wolgan Gap in a generally S.E. direction for about 96 km terminating at Emu Plains. For about 2/3 of its length it is traversed by the Great Western Highway and the Main Westen Railway. Several established towns are situated on its heights including Katoomba Blackheath Mt Victoria and Springwood. It forms the watershed between Coxs River to the S and the Grose and Wolgan Rivers to the N. |
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