Cooma

Cooma sits on the Monaro High Plains in southeastern New South Wales, where open grazing country rises toward the Snowy Mountains. At roughly 800 metres above sea level, it has a cool inland climate that contrasts with Australia’s better-known coast. Cooma developed as the Monaro’s main service centre and gained national importance as an administrative base for the Snowy Mountains Scheme, the postwar hydroelectric and irrigation project begun in 1949. Its broad streets and public buildings reflect this regional role. Snowfields, alpine roads and Kosciuszko National Park lie to the southwest. Find related webcams around the Monaro and Snowy Mountains to build a fuller picture of Cooma’s high-country region.

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