Mount Strahan Explained

Mount Strahan
Map:Australia Tasmania
Map Relief:1
Map Size:280
Elevation M:855
Location:West Coast, Tasmania, Australia
Range:West Coast Range
Coordinates:-42.24°N 145.51°W

Mount Strahan is a mountain located on the West Coast Range in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of above sea level, the mountain is situated directly east of Macquarie Harbour and, like Mount Sorell, dominates the east side of the harbour near Sarah Island.[1]

The mountain was named by Thomas Bather Moore in honour of Sir George Strahan, a Governor of Tasmania.[1]

Further reading

. Geoffrey Blainey . Blainey, Geoffrey . . 6th . St. David's Park Publishing . Hobart . 2000 . 0-7246-2265-9.

. Charles Whitham . Whitham, Charles . Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty .

Notes and References

  1. The West Coast Range, Tasmania: Mountains and Geological Giants . 1–13 . 0080-4703 . Baillie, Peter . Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania . 144 . 2010 . . Hobart, Tasmania . reprint . 18 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616083904/http://eprints.utas.edu.au/15988/1/baillie-west-coast-range-2010.pdf . 16 June 2015 . dead .