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City of Melbourne

Australia > Victoria

Melbourne's topography is characterized by a diverse landscape that transitions from flat coastal plains to rolling hills and mountainous regions. The city is situated at the northern end of Port Phillip Bay, where the terrain is predominantly flat, facilitating urban development. As one moves eastward, the…

Average elevation: 18 m

Brisbane

Australia > Queensland > Brisbane

Average elevation: 45 m

Tasmania

Australia > Tasmania

The most mountainous region is the Central Highlands area, which covers most of the central western parts of the state. The Midlands located in the central east, is fairly flat, and is predominantly used for agriculture, although farming activity is scattered throughout the state. Tasmania's tallest mountain…

Average elevation: 220 m

Adelaide

Australia > South Australia > Adelaide

Adelaide is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges. The city stretches 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills, and 90 km (56 mi) from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south. According to the Regional…

Average elevation: 148 m

Great Dividing Range

Australia

The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs roughly parallel to the east coast of Australia and forms the…

Average elevation: 117 m

Melbourne

Australia > Victoria

Melbourne is also prone to isolated convective showers forming when a cold pool crosses the state, especially if there is considerable daytime heating. These showers are often heavy and can include hail, squalls, and significant drops in temperature, but they often pass through very quickly with a rapid…

Average elevation: 49 m

Stanthorpe

Australia > Queensland > Stanthorpe

Owing to its elevation, Stanthorpe features a subtropical highland climate. At an altitude of 811 metres (2,661 ft), Stanthorpe holds the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland at −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) on 23 June 1961. Sleet and light snowfalls are occasionally recorded, with the most…

Average elevation: 840 m

Gold Coast

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 42 m

Tweed Heads

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 3 m

Sydney Bay

Australia

Average elevation: 15 m

Torrington

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 936 m

Huon Hill

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 233 m

Sydney

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 23 m

Lake Glenmaggie

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 98 m

Lake Heron

Australia > Queensland > Gold Coast City

Average elevation: 4 m

Teewah

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 5 m

Sunshine Coast

Australia > Queensland > Sunshine Coast Regional

The Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, showcases a diverse topography that harmoniously blends coastal plains with rugged hinterlands. Along its eastern edge, the region features expansive sandy beaches and coastal dunes that transition smoothly into fertile lowlands. Inland, the terrain becomes more…

Average elevation: 109 m

Albury

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 246 m

Kimberley

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 274 m

Sydney

Australia > New South Wales

Phillip had been given no instructions for urban development, but in July 1788 submitted a plan for the new town at Sydney Cove. It included a wide central avenue, a permanent Government House, law courts, hospital and other public buildings, but no provision for warehouses, shops, or other commercial…

Average elevation: 32 m

Mount Disappointment

Australia > Victoria > Melbourne

Average elevation: 706 m

Leura

Australia > New South Wales

Leura's elevation of 985 metres (3,232 ft) AHD  leads to occasional snowfall in winter and a climate that reflects all four seasons distinctly.

Average elevation: 880 m

Picton

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 227 m

Cooloola

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 43 m

Nunniong Plains

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 1,218 m

Macleay Island

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 3 m

Grafton

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 36 m

Glen Waverley

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 103 m

Ivanhoe District

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 54 m

Donnelly River

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 63 m

Lake Munmorah

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 10 m

North Arm Cove

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 32 m

Conjola Park

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 28 m

Elizabeth Town

Australia > Tasmania

Average elevation: 214 m

Weegena

Australia > Tasmania

Average elevation: 228 m

Clifton Beach

Australia > Tasmania

Average elevation: 26 m

Linville

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 281 m

Mount Urah

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 83 m

Witchcliffe

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 87 m

Gooseberry Hill

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 128 m

Quinns Rocks

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 23 m

Bridgetown

Australia > Western Australia > Bridgetown

Average elevation: 226 m

Diamond Creek

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 75 m

Hawkesbury River

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 130 m

Grampians National Park

Australia > Victoria

Mount William is known within the gliding community for the "Grampians Wave", a weather phenomenon that sometimes enables glider pilots to reach extreme altitudes of the order of 28,000 ft (8,500 m). This predominantly occurs during the months of May, June, September and October when strong westerly winds flow…

Average elevation: 262 m

Mornington District

Australia > Victoria > Melbourne

Average elevation: 50 m

Gippsland

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 273 m

Finke River

Australia

Average elevation: 456 m

South Windsor

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 16 m

Hobart

Australia > Tasmania > Hobart

Average elevation: 31 m

Diamantina River

Australia

Average elevation: 165 m

Wooroloo

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 273 m

Forster

Australia > New South Wales > Forster

Average elevation: 4 m

Narooma

Australia > New South Wales > Narooma

Average elevation: 22 m

Mount Gravatt

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 70 m

Denmark

Australia > Western Australia > Denmark

Average elevation: 43 m

Cooloola Cove

Australia > Queensland > Cooloola Cove

Average elevation: 14 m

Gordon's Bay

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 25 m

Maroochydore

Australia > Queensland > Maroochydore

Average elevation: 20 m

Hunter Valley

Australia > New South Wales > Cessnock

Average elevation: 70 m

Hastings District

Australia > Victoria > Koo Wee Rup > Clyde

Average elevation: 14 m

Bilgola Plateau

Australia > New South Wales

The suburb is mainly residential, with two small rows of shops, a small park and a primary school located on the top of the plateau. Bilgola Beach on the eastern side features a surf club and kiosk. Rising to an elevation of 150m above sea level, the suburb has views of the beach and the ocean on the eastern…

Average elevation: 37 m

Lewisham

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 28 m

Cape York Peninsula

Australia

The tropical landscapes are among the most stable in the world. Long undisturbed by tectonic activity, the peninsula is an extremely eroded, almost level low plain dominated by meandering rivers and vast floodplains, with some very low hills rising to 800 m (2,600 ft) elevation in the McIlwraith Range on the…

Average elevation: 71 m

Lower Longley

Australia > Tasmania > Hobart

Average elevation: 338 m

Mildura

Australia > Victoria > Mildura

Average elevation: 52 m

Dubbo

Australia > New South Wales > Dubbo

Average elevation: 307 m

Mount Solitary

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 600 m

Buxton

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 318 m

Gordon

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 580 m

Meringandan

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 532 m

takayna / The Tarkine

Australia > Tasmania

Average elevation: 412 m

Mount Cotton

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 105 m

Mid Murray Council

Australia > South Australia

Average elevation: 333 m

Rosslyn Bay

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 4 m

Bribie Island

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 44 m

Atherton Tableland

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 800 m

Coogee Beach

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 7 m

Five Dock

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 12 m

Shoalhaven River

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 384 m

Eaglemont

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 45 m

Namadgi National Park

Australia

Average elevation: 1,060 m

Toowoon Bay

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 8 m

Erina

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 46 m

Tura Beach

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 47 m

Kiwarrak

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 81 m

Kempsey

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 5 m

North Dorrigo

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 681 m

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