Snowy Mountains region
Australia / Cabramurra, New South Wales
Location ID: #10106327
Covering almost 675,000 hectares, the Snow Mountains region contains the highest mountains in Australia, Kosciuszko National Park, the Snowy River, and the ski fields Perisher and Thredbo. Its attractions are many and varied – alpine herbfields; spectacular caves and limestone gorges; scenic drives; and historic huts and homesteads.
The Snowy Mountains are a unique part of Australia, a mountainous region in a predominantly dry and flat continent.
The region contains plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage, outstanding tourism and recreation opportunities and the catchment areas for some of Australia's most important rivers.