Mount Hector (New Zealand)

Mount Hector (New Zealand)
Mount Hector
Elevation 1,529 m (5,016 ft)
Location
Location North Island, New Zealand
Range Tararua Range

Mount Hector is the highest mountain of the southern Tararua Range, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a height of 1,529 metres (5,016 ft).

The mountain is named after James Hector a leading scientist in New Zealand during the 19th century.[1]

References

Coordinates: 40°57′S 175°17′E / 40.95°S 175.283°E / -40.95; 175.283



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