Poutini Peak
| Poutini Peak | ||
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| height | 2062 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Poutini Peak is a 2062 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Royal Society Range, it rises 1.5 km west of Murihau Peak on the south flank of Bowden Glacier from Chancellor Ridge , which marks the head end of Blue Glacier .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 1994 after a character from Morian mythology. Poutini is the protective taniwha in Pounamu .
Web links
- Poutini Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Poutini Peak on geographic.org (English)