Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Glaciers in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Glaciers of Aoraki / Mount Cook

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park contains some of New Zealand's most significant ice formations, including the 27-kilometer-long Tasman Glacier, the country's longest. These glaciers, such as the Hooker and Mueller, originate high in the Southern Alps and feed into prominent proglacial lakes. The region's glacial landscape is characterized by deep crevasses, moraine-covered ice, and terminal lakes that have formed due to rapid retreat over the last century, providing a direct look at the area's geological transformation.

Glaciers of Aoraki / Mount Cook — Map

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Tasman Glacier

Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand, and one of several large glaciers which flow south and east towards the Mackenzie…

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Hooker Glacier

Hooker Glacier is one of several glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.

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Mueller Glacier

The Mueller Glacier is a 13-kilometre long glacier flowing through Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Murchison Glacier

The Murchison Glacier is an 18-kilometre long glacier flowing through Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Haast Glacier

A tributary glacier on the eastern slopes of the Southern Alps that flows into the upper reaches of the Tasman Glacier. It was named after the 19th-century explorer and geologist Julius von Haast.

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Ball Glacier

A tributary glacier of the Tasman Glacier located on the eastern side of the Mount Cook Range. The glacier is a landmark for climbers on the Ball Pass crossing and sits near the historic site of the original Ball Hut.

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