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Kosciuszko National Park

Kosciuszko is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 354 km southwest of Sydney. It is named for Mount Kosciuszko, which it contains, and which is in turn named for the Polish hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko.

The park contains alpine terrain, which is quite rare in Australia. The landscape near Mount Kosciuszko was shaped by ancient glaciers which left moraines and tarns.

The Snowy River originates in the park and flows south to Victoria.

Fact sheet

• Area: 665,812 ha
• Latitude: 36° 04' 20" S
• Longitude: 148° 20' 55" E
• Date of establishment: October 1, 1967
• Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
• IUCN category: II

See also: Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)

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