Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia: The "Eastern Highlands" is the name for the series of mountain ranges, plateaus, and escarpments that form the watershed and major topographic feature along the eastern seaboard of Australia.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The Great Dividing Range is the most prominent part of the Eastern Highlands.
  • Many of Australia's rivers originate in the Eastern Highlands.

Advanced Usage

• "the Eastern Highlands": The definite article "the" is typically used when referring to this specific geographic feature.
  • The climate on the western side of the Eastern Highlands is much drier.

Variants and Related Words

• Great Dividing Range (proper noun): The most significant and continuous component of the Eastern Highlands.
  • The Great Dividing Range extends for thousands of kilometers.
• Australian Alps (proper noun): A section of the Eastern Highlands containing the highest peaks.
  • The Australian Alps are part of the Eastern Highlands system.

Synonyms

• Great Dividing Range: Often used synonymously, though technically it is the main range within the highlands.
• East Australian Cordillera: A more technical, geological term for the same feature.

Related Phrases

• Eastern Highlands province: A province in Papua New Guinea, distinct from the Australian feature. Context is crucial to avoid confusion.
  • He traveled to Goroka in the Eastern Highlands province.

Noun

1. a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia