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Polish-born explorer Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, was the first in Australia to climb Mt Kosciuszko. On 15 March 1840, Strzelecki climbed Australia's highest mainland mountain and named it after a Polish Patriot, Tadeusz Kosciuszko. The Kosciuszko National Park, in turn, is named after this mountain.

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Explorer of Australia Paul Edmund de Strzeleckinamed Mt Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland mountain. Strzelecki was from Poland, and he named the mountain after polish patriot Tadeusz Kosciuszko.

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Mt Kosciuszko was named after Polish patriot Tadeusz Kosciuszko. The mountain was named by explorer Paul Edmund de Strzelecki.

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