Rolleston Glacier
Rolleston Glacier is a glacier in West Coast, South Island and has an elevation of 1,716 metres. Rolleston Glacier is situated nearby to the locality Deaths Corner, as well as near Candys Bend.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Philistine and Mount Rolleston.
Mount Rolleston
Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Rolleston is a prominent peak in Arthur's Pass National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named by the surveyor Arthur Dudley Dobson in 1864, who observed the peak while searching for a route through the Southern Alps to the West Coast gold fields.
Arthur’s Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Mhp1255, Public domain.
Arthur's Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. The pass sits 920 metres or 3,020 feet above sea level and marks part of the boundary between the West Coast and Canterbury regions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arthur’s Pass and Otira.
Arthur’s Pass
Village
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthur Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district.
Otira
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps.
Rolleston Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,716 metres
- Description: glacier in New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.89012° or 42° 53′ 24″ southLongitude
171.52589° or 171° 31′ 33″ eastElevation
1,716 metres (5,630 feet)Open location code
4V9H4G5G+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 97783393OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Rolleston Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rolleston Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Deaths Corner and Candys Bend.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waimakariri Col and Warnocks Knob.
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