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Queenstown Lakes District Council

Ледники в Queenstown Lakes District

Queenstown Glaciers

This collection features the hanging glaciers and icefalls of the Southern Alps within the Queenstown-Lakes District. It includes the Rob Roy Glacier, accessible via the Matukituki Valley, and the high-altitude icefields of Mount Aspiring National Park. The list also covers remote glaciers at the head of the Hunter and Dart River valleys, such as the Wilson and Dredgeburn glaciers, which characterize the region's rugged alpine topography and serve as primary water sources for the surrounding river systems.

Queenstown Glaciers — Карта

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A

Rob Roy Glacier

The Rob Roy Glacier is a small hanging glacier in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island.

B

Avalanche Glacier

Alpine glacier located on the southern slopes of the Matukituki Valley within Mount Aspiring National Park.

C

Tartarus Icefall

A steep, fractured ice section of the Bonar Glacier situated on the southern flanks of Mount Aspiring.

D

Vulcan Glacier

High-altitude glacier located in the southern region of Mount Aspiring National Park, near the head of the Matukituki River.

E

Lucas Glacier

Alpine glacier situated on the eastern slopes of the Southern Alps within the Matukituki Valley catchment.

F

Kitchener Glacier

A glacier positioned on the southern side of the Kitchener Cirque in Mount Aspiring National Park.

G

Ice Circle

Small snowfield located in the high-altitude terrain of the Pisa Range.

H

Snow Flat 4

High-altitude snowfield and ice feature located in the Pisa Range near Cardrona.

I

Derivation Icefall

A cascading ice feature located near the headwaters of the Dart River in Mount Aspiring National Park.

J

Dredgebburn Glacier

Glacier located at the head of the Dredge Burn, a tributary valley of the Dart River.

K

Hunter Glacier

Large glacier situated at the head of the Hunter River valley, north of Lake Hāwea.

L

Melville Glacier

Alpine glacier located in the remote Hunter River headwaters within the Southern Alps.

M

Wilson Glacier

Glacial ice field located in the mountain ranges at the northern end of the Hunter Valley.