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Mount Kosciuszko
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English
thumb|250px|Mount Kosciuszko
Alternative forms
en Mount Kosciusko obsolete
Etymology
The mountain was named by the Polish explorer Paweł Edmund Strzelecki in 1840, in honour of Polish freedom fighter General Tadeusz Kościuszko, because of its perceived resemblance to the Kościuszko Mound in Kraków, Poland
Pronunciation
en /maʊnt ˌkɒziˈɒskoʊ/
Proper noun
Mount Kosciuszko
en mountain c/Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia