Markham Heights

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Markham Heights
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Markham Heights
Location in Tasmania
Highest point
Elevation 1,542 m (5,059 ft)AHD [1]
Prominence 52 m (171 ft) [1]
Parent peak Legges Tor
Isolation 2.13 km (1.32 mi) [1]
Listing Highest mountains of Tasmania
Coordinates 41°31′S147°39′E / 41.51°S 147.65°E / -41.51; 147.65
Naming
Etymology Sir Albert Markham
Geography
Location Tasmania, Australia
Parent range Ben Lomond

Markham Heights is a mountain peak that forms part of the Ben Lomond Range, in the northeast of Tasmania, Australia. [2]

Markham Heights is located 1,542 metres (5,059 ft) above sea level, [1] [3] and is the seventh highest peak in Tasmania.

It is named for Sir Albert Markham, an Arctic explorer. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "King Davids Peak, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. "Markham Heights, Tasmania". Australia Geographic Names Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. "Land Information System Tasmania". Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 21 March 2016. (Search for 'Markham Heights').
  4. "Ben Lomond National Park: Management Plan 1998". Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania. p. 68. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.