Mascarin Glacier
Mascarin Glacier is a glacier in West Coast, South Island and has an elevation of 1,431 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fox Glacier and Chancellor Hut.
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.
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 2½ km northeast of Mascarin 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 9 km northwest of Mascarin Glacier.
Mascarin Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,431 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.52831° or 43° 31′ 42″ southLongitude
170.0901° or 170° 5′ 24″ eastElevation
1,431 metres (4,695 feet)Open location code
4V8GF3CR+M2GeoNames ID
6209123
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Satellite Map
Discover Mascarin Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fox Glacier and Franz Josef.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fox Range and Crozet Peak.
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