Franz Josef Glacier, as seen in 2011
New Zealand contains approximately 2900 glaciers over 1 hectare (2.5 acres) in size, almost all of them along the Southern Alps, the main divide of the South Island. This is down from around 3100 glaciers recorded in the late 1970s, due to ongoing changes to the earth's climate.[1] Roughly one-sixth of New Zealand's glaciers are over 10 hectares (25 acres) in size, with the largest – Tasman Glacier – with an area of 101 square kilometres (39 sq mi). Eight of New Zealand's glaciers are found on Mount Ruapehu, and represent the only glaciers within mainland New Zealand outside of the South Island.[2]
The below is a list of named glaciers in mainland New Zealand as recorded by the New Zealand Geographic Board, who are responsible for the naming of geographic places and features in New Zealand. It does not include the several glaciers located within the Ross Dependency, a region of Antarctica claimed by New Zealand.
North Island
Crater Lake with one of the glaciers of Mount Ruapehu
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangaehuehu Glacier | Mount Ruapehu | 39°17′43″S 175°33′47″E / 39.295207°S 175.563027°E | |
| Mangatoetoenui Glacier | Mount Ruapehu | 39°16′11″S 175°34′58″E / 39.269828°S 175.582656°E | Formerly known as the Waikato Glacier |
| Mangaturuturu Glacier | Mount Ruapehu | 39°16′48″S 175°33′11″E / 39.280056°S 175.552944°E | |
| Summit Plateau | Mount Ruapehu | 39°16′18″S 175°33′54″E / 39.271722°S 175.564972°E | |
| Tuwharetoa Glacier | Mount Ruapehu | 39°16′38″S 175°33′38″E / 39.277166°S 175.560438°E | Named after the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust[3] |
| Wahianoa Glacier | Mount Ruapehu | 39°17′27″S 175°34′01″E / 39.290722°S 175.566944°E | |
| Whakapapa Glacier | Mount Ruapehu | 39°16′14″S 175°33′31″E / 39.270594°S 175.558577°E | Formerly known as the Whakapapaiti Glacier, to distinguish from the Whakapapanui Glacier which disappeared in the 1970s.[4] |
| Whangaehu Glacier | Mount Ruapehu | 39°16′40″S 175°34′27″E / 39.277667°S 175.574222°E | |
South Island
Terminus of Tasman Glacier
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1932 New Zealand Railways tourism poster advertising Franz Josef Glacier
Dart Glacier, as viewed from Cascade Saddle
See also
References
- ↑ Allott, Amber (28 April 2021). "The big melt: New Zealand's glaciers losing 1.5m of thickness each year". Stuff. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "SwissEduc - Glaciers online - New Zealand". www.swisseduc.ch. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Tūwharetoa Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ Keys, Harry. "1988 SURVEY OF THE GLACIERS ON MT RUAPEHU, TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK -A BASELINE FOR DETECTING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE" (PDF). doc.govt.nz. Science and Research Directorate, Department of Conservation. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Abel Janszoon Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Amherst Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "NZGB Gazetteer: Balfour Glacier". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information NZ. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ↑ Harper, Arthur P. (1946). Memories of Mountains and Men. Christchurch: Simpson & Williams Ltd. p. 102.
- ↑ "NZGB Gazetteer: Christopher Johnson Glacier". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information NZ. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Cockayne Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Amherst Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Heemskerck Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Hood Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Hooker Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Malte-Brun Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Mercer Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Nansen Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Thurneysen Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Place name detail: Wigley Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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