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Id:
ZLL/0356
Class
Lake
Description
Feature shown on: NZMS260 D41 Edition 1 1995; NZTopo50-CB09 155256; 'Fiordland National Park, Greenstone Valley. Named by David McKellar and George Gunn in 1861 after the surveyor Francis Howden. In 1865 Howden examined Hector’s proposed route from Queenstown to the West Coast, and condemned it on account of the cost. He estimated that the construction of a dray road would amount to £250,000.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.
Radius of Activation Zone
Within 0.5km
Public access to AZ
Distance from nearest road
1.029km
DXCC
ZL
State / Territory
Region
Location
NZTM2000: 1215478, 5025571
 
WGS: 168.1365, -44.8196
Maidenhead
RE45be
Area
8.12 ha
Active?
Yes
Valid From
1900-01-01


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