Te Puna Roimata Peak
Te Puna Roimata Peak is a peak located 1.5 nautical miles west of Terra Nova Glacier and 2 nautical miles south of Lewis Bay on the lower northeast slope of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. On November 28, 1979, a New Zealand DC10 aircraft on a scenic flight from Auckland crashed near this peak claiming the lives of 237 passengers from eight countries and a crew of 20. In 1987, a stainless steel memorial cross was erected west of the peak. Te Puna Roimata Peak was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 2000.
