Fritz Glacier
Fritz Glacier is a glacier in New Zealand and has an elevation of 1,820 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fox Glacier and Mount Mitchell.
Fox Glacier
Photo: Steve & Jem Copley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fox Glacier village is in "Glacier Country" on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Tucked discreetly into the rainforest-clad foothills of the Southern Alps, it has a stunning outlook across surrounding farms and offers breathtaking views of New Zealand’s two highest peaks, Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman.
Mount Mitchell
Peak
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Mount Mitchell is a peak, which is situated 3½ km west of Fritz Glacier.
Chancellor Hut
Wilderness hut
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chancellor Hut is an alpine hut in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is located on the Chancellor Ridge near the edge of a cliff, 200 metres above the Fox Glacier, at an altitude of 1,260 metres above sea level in the Westland Tai Poutini National Park. Chancellor Hut is situated 3 km south of Fritz Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Glacier.
Fox Glacier
Village
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Fox Glacier, called Weheka until the 1940s, is a village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The village is close to the eponymous Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe. Fox Glacier is situated 8 km west of Fritz Glacier.
Fritz Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,820 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.48333° or 43° 29′ southLongitude
170.11667° or 170° 7′ eastElevation
1,820 metres (5,971 feet)Open location code
4V8GG488+MMGeoNames ID
2190884
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