Poutini Peak


Poutini Peak is a mountain in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It rises to high, and sits at the south side of Bowden Glacier. It stands west of Murihau Peak on the west-east ridge marking the head of Blue Glacier. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1994. In Māori mythology, Poutini is the guardian taniwha of the essence of New Zealand pounamu.