{{short description|Mountain in Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Strahan | image = | image_caption = | map = Australia Tasmania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in [[Tasmania]] | map_relief = 1 | map_size = 280 | elevation_m = 855 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | location = [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]], [[Tasmania]], Australia | range = [[West Coast Range]] | coordinates = {{coord|42|14|24|S|145|30|36|E|type:mountain_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref>{{Gazetteer of Australia |name=Mount Strahan (TAS) |feature=TAS18958 |accessdate=16 June 2015 }}</ref> | topo = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}
'''Mount Strahan''' is a [[mountain]] located on the [[West Coast Range]] in the [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]] region of [[Tasmania]], Australia. With an elevation of {{convert|855|m}} [[Australian Height Datum|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 (Tasmania)|Sarah Island]].<ref name=baillie>{{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 }}</ref>
The mountain was named by [[Thomas Bather Moore]] in honour of Sir [[George Strahan (colonialist)|George Strahan]], a [[Governor of Tasmania]].<ref name=baillie/>
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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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[[Category:Macquarie Harbour]] [[Category:West Coast Range|Strahan, Mount]]
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