:Mount Strahan
{{short description|Mountain in Australia}}
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| map_caption = Location in Tasmania
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| elevation_m = 855
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| location = West Coast, Tasmania, Australia
| range = West Coast Range
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Mount Strahan is a mountain located on the West Coast Range in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of {{convert|855|m}} 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.{{cite journal |url=http://eprints.utas.edu.au/15988/1/baillie-west-coast-range-2010.pdf |pages=1–13 |issn=0080-4703 |author=Baillie, Peter |title=The West Coast Range, Tasmania: Mountains and Geological Giants |journal=Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania |volume=144 |date=2010 |publisher=University of Tasmania |location=Hobart, Tasmania |edition=reprint |accessdate=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616083904/http://eprints.utas.edu.au/15988/1/baillie-west-coast-range-2010.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}
The mountain was named by Thomas Bather Moore in honour of Sir George Strahan, a Governor of Tasmania.
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Further reading
- {{cite book |authorlink=Geoffrey Blainey |author=Blainey, Geoffrey |title=The Peaks of Lyell |edition=6th |publisher=St. David's Park Publishing |location=Hobart |year=2000 |isbn=0-7246-2265-9}}
- {{cite book |authorlink=Charles Whitham |author=Whitham, Charles |title=Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty }}
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