Mount Coree
Encyclopedia
Mount Coree is a mountain
located on the border between the Australian Capital Territory
and New South Wales
, Australia
. It is located in Brindabella National Park
on the NSW side, and Namadgi National Park
on the ACT side. It has an elevation of 1421 metres (4662 feet). The mountain marks the point where the ACT border changes from a straight north-easterly line to being judged by the watershed of the Cotter River
, and the Coree Trigonometrical Station on top of it is officially mentioned as such in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909
which established the borders of the ACT.
Before European settlement, the mountain was used by Indigenous Australian tribes to hunt for bogong moths. Coree is an aboriginal name for moth.
Mountain
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located on the border between the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
and New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is located in Brindabella National Park
Brindabella National Park
Brindabella National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 267 km southwest of Sydney in the Brindabella Ranges.On 7 November 2008 The Park was added to the Australian National Heritage List as one of eleven areas constituting the Australian Alps National Parks and...
on the NSW side, and Namadgi National Park
Namadgi National Park
Namadgi National Park is located in the southwestern part of the Australian Capital Territory, bordering Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales. It lies approximately 40 km southwest of Canberra, and makes up approximately 46% of the ACT's land area....
on the ACT side. It has an elevation of 1421 metres (4662 feet). The mountain marks the point where the ACT border changes from a straight north-easterly line to being judged by the watershed of the Cotter River
Cotter River
The Cotter River is a fresh water river in the Australian Capital Territory. It is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River and part of Murray-Darling Basin. The Cotter River is one of two rivers—the Queanbeyan River is the other—that meet the water supply needs of the Canberra and...
, and the Coree Trigonometrical Station on top of it is officially mentioned as such in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909
Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909
The Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909 is an Australian Commonwealth Government act, that in conjunction with the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909 transferred land from the state of New South Wales to the Commonwealth for the creation of the Federal Capital Territory .The act was signed on...
which established the borders of the ACT.
Before European settlement, the mountain was used by Indigenous Australian tribes to hunt for bogong moths. Coree is an aboriginal name for moth.