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Lesser Australian Ranges

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Mount Ossa (1614 m/5295 ft)
Countries	Australia
Area	5,244,076 sq km / 2,024,740 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	3,630 km / 2,256 mi North-South 3,512 km / 2,182 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	23° 24' S; 128° 59' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Lesser Australian Ranges
Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.

Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Lesser Australian Ranges.

Australia-Oceania	Level 1 (Parent)
New Guinea	Level 2 (Sibling)
Lesser Australian Ranges	Level 2
Western Australia Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Northern Australia Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Central Australia Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
South Australia Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Tasmania	Level 3 (Child)
Great Dividing Range	Level 2 (Sibling)
New Zealand	Level 2 (Sibling)
Micronesia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Melanesia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Polynesia	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Lesser Australian Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Mount Ossa	1614	5295	Tasmania
2.	Legges Tor	1572	5157	Tasmania
3.	Giblin Peak	1569	5148	Tasmania
4.	Mount Pelion West	1560	5118	Tasmania
5.	Barn Bluff	1559	5115	Tasmania
6.	Cradle Mountain	1545	5069	Tasmania
7.	Mount Zeil	1531	5023	Central Australia Ranges
8.	Smithies Tower	1527	5010	Tasmania
9.	Stacks Bluff	1527	5010	Tasmania
10.	Mount Geryon	1520+	4987+	Tasmania
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Mount Ossa	1614	5295	Tasmania
2.	Mount Zeil	1531	5023	Central Australia Ranges
3.	Mount Meharry	1249	4098	Western Australia Ranges
4.	Saint Mary Peak	1171	3842	South Australia Ranges
5.	Mount Ord	937	3074	Northern Australia Ranges

Photos of Peaks in the Lesser Australian Ranges

Mount Ossa: The summit block of Mount Ossa requires some nimble scrambling to ascend, especially when covered with a light coating of spring snow.

Cradle Mountain: The dark silhouette of Cradle Mountain is all that is visible on this rainy day in Tasmania.

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