Mount Tararua

Mount Tararua (72°8′S 166°14′E / 72.133°S 166.233°E / -72.133; 166.233Coordinates: 72°8′S 166°14′E / 72.133°S 166.233°E / -72.133; 166.233) is a prominent peak, 2,550 m, surmounting the southwest part of Monteath Hills in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Climbed on January 3, 1963 by the Southern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, who named it after their parent mountain club, the Tararua Tramping Club, Wellington, New Zealand.

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