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. Lying to the east of the Malte Brun range and west of the Liebig Range, high in the Southern Alps, it flows from the Tasman Saddle at 2,435 m mostly southwestwards to around 1,110 m.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Hutton and Mount Olaf.

Mount Hutton

Peak

Photo: wilford peloquin, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Hutton is a 2,822-metre-elevation mountain in Canterbury, New Zealand. Mount Hutton is situated 3 km southeast of Murchison Glacier.

Mount Olaf

Peak

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Mount Olaf is a peak, which is situated 3 km east of Murchison Glacier.

Mount Ronald Adair

Peak

Mount Ronald Adair

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Mount Ronald Adair is a peak, which is situated 3 km east of Murchison Glacier.

Murchison Glacier

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,478 metres
Category: landform
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.58333° or 43° 35′ south

Longitude

170.36667° or 170° 22′ east

Elevation

1,478 metres (4,849 feet)

Open location code

4V8GC988+MM

GeoNames ID

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