Mount Murchison (Tasmania)

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Mount Murchison
Elevation
Location West Coast, Tasmania
Range West Coast Range
Coordinates 42°52′S, 145°22′E

Mount Murchison (42°05′S, 145°36′E) is the tallest mountain in the West Coast Range Tasmania, Australia. Like most of the mountains in the West Coast Range - the taller were named after opponents or critics of Charles Darwin, the smaller after his supporters.

[edit] References

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