Mount Hector, New Zealand
Mount Hector (Pukemoumou) is one of the highest peaks in the Tararua Range, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a height of 1,529 metres (5,016 ft).
The peak is named after James Hector a leading scientist in New Zealand during the 19th century.
Mt Hector is the site of a memorial cross commemorating trampers killed in the Second World War.
Its Māori name is Pukemoumou, or ‘hill of desolation’.
References
- ^ Maclean, Chris (7 March 2011). "Wellington places - Tararua Range". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ The Rutherford Journal: Places in New Zealand Named After Scientists Retrieved on 15 October 2009
- ^ "Mt Hector war memorial". New Zealand history online. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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