Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°34′S 170°35′E / 45.567°S 170.583°E |
Naming | |
Etymology | Hikaroroa, after a Kati-Mamoe warrior Watkin, after Reverend James Watkin |
Native name | Hiikaroroa ( Māori) |
Geography | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Otago |
District | Dunedin |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa is a 616-metre peak located north-west of Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand. It is on the east side of the North Branch of the Waikouaiti River. [1]
The peak was originally named Hikaroroa, after a Kati-Mamoe warrior, [2] and was renamed after a pioneer Methodist missionary, Reverend James Watkin in the 1840s. [3] The name was changed to "Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa" by the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 No 97. [4]
Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°34′S 170°35′E / 45.567°S 170.583°E |
Naming | |
Etymology | Hikaroroa, after a Kati-Mamoe warrior Watkin, after Reverend James Watkin |
Native name | Hiikaroroa ( Māori) |
Geography | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Otago |
District | Dunedin |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa is a 616-metre peak located north-west of Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand. It is on the east side of the North Branch of the Waikouaiti River. [1]
The peak was originally named Hikaroroa, after a Kati-Mamoe warrior, [2] and was renamed after a pioneer Methodist missionary, Reverend James Watkin in the 1840s. [3] The name was changed to "Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa" by the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 No 97. [4]