Murihau Peak
| Murihau Peak | ||
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| height | 2026 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Murihau Peak is a 2026 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Royal Society Range it rises 2.5 km west of the Armitage Saddle from an east-west facing mountain ridge at the head of the Blue Glacier .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 1994 after a term from the Māori , which stands for "area of the gentle breeze".
Web links
- Murihau Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Murihau Peak on geographic.org (English)