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Mount Moturau is a mountain at height 1,497 m, rising southwest of the Hope Arm of Lake Manapouri and clearly visible from Manapouri township. Note: Topographic map C44, Hunter Mountains, GR 2080950E 5497500N. Not named on official mapping pre-10 May 2001.
History
The name Moturau was originally the Maori name for the summer village of what is now known as Manapouri. It is also the name of a tourist vessel on Lake Manapouri as well as a hut on the Kepler Track and was said to be an older name for Lake Manapouri itself.
References
- New Zealand Geographic Board Database
- Herries Beattie: the Maoris and Fiordland page 58
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