Alpine is a national park in Victoria (Australia), northeast of Melbourne. It covers much of the higher areas of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, most of Victoria's skiing resorts, the subalpine woodland and grassland of the Bogong High Plains, and Victoria's highest point, Mount Bogong. Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range is Australias only substantial mountain range. ... Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Mount Bogong, located in the Alpine National Park, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia. ...

The majority of the park was affected by a large bushfire in early 2003, the largest since fires in 1939. Most facilities for tourists were relatively unaffected. Fires are a periodic feature of most Australian ecosystems. Backburning in Townsville, Australia to prevent bushfires. ...

Unusually for an Australian national park, agricultural activity is conducted in the park, with quotas of cattle controversially allowed to graze on the High Plains during the summer months. This is currently under consideration by the Australian government. [June 2005]

The park's eastern and north-eastern boundary is alone the border with New South Wales in some parts; on the other side of the border is the Kosciuszko National Park. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Kosciuszko is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 354 km southwest of Sydney. ...

Alpine National Park is divided into six sections:

• Wonnangatta-Moroka
• Mt. Buller-Stirling
• Mt. Hotham-Feathertop
• Bogong High Plains
• Wombargo-The Cobberas
• Tingaringy

Fact sheet

• Area: 6,474.15 km²
• Coordinates: 36° 29′ 59″ S 148° 03′ 50″ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=36_29_59_S_148_03_50_E_)
• Date of establishment: 1989
• Managing authorities: Parks Victoria
• IUCN category: II

See also: Protected areas of Victoria (Australia) This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. ...