Mount Hector (New Zealand)
| Mount Hector | |
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.JPG) Mt Hector in the winter | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,529 m (5,016 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Island, New Zealand |
| Parent range | Tararua Range |
Mount Hector is the highest peak in the southern Tararua Range,[1] 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.[2]
Mt Hector is the site of a memorial cross commemorating trampers killed in the Second World War.[3]
References
- ↑ Maclean, Chris (7 March 2011). "Wellington places - Tararua Range". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved February 2012.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 40°57′S 175°17′E / 40.950°S 175.283°E
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