Which major mountain range in eastern Australia runs for 3,500 kilometers from Cape York Peninsula to Victoria, forming a crucial climatic divide?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Great Dividing Range
- Step 1: The Great Dividing Range consists of a series of plateaus and mountain chains that parallel the eastern coastline of Australia.
- Step 2: It separates the coastal river drainage systems flowing to the Pacific from the inland river systems of the Murray-Darling Basin.
Answer
Great Dividing Range
Why not the others: 'Flinders Ranges' are in South Australia; 'MacDonnell Ranges' run through central Australia near Alice Springs; 'Hamersley Range' is an iron-rich range in Western Australia.
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