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Mitre Peak

Mitre Peak

Countless images have been made of 1,700-metre Mitre Peak since tourists started visiting Milford Sound in the late 1890s. This Tourist and Publicity Department poster dates from the mid-1970s.

Poster courtesy of Tourism New Zealand

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-D-TOURISM-1975-02

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

David Grant. 'Southland places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/southland-places/12/2