Description:
The Byrd Memorial, Mt. Victoria. This memorial to Richard Evelyn Byrd, one of the greatest explorers of the air age, is placed on the heights of Mt. Victoria facing south to Antarctica and overlooking Wellington Harbour. This great American, a frequent visitor to New Zealand, dedicated his life to the peaceful progress of mankind, and his concept of Antarctica as "The Great White Continent of Peace" is embodies in the Antarctica Treaty.