Mount Kosciuszko

English

Mount Kosciuszko

Alternative forms

• 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

• IPA^(key): /maʊnt ˌkɒziˈɒskoʊ/

Proper noun

Mount Kosciuszko

1. A mountain in Australia; the highest peak in mainland Australia