Retreat Snowfield
Retreat Snowfield is a glacier in West Coast, South Island and has an elevation of 1,962 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Browning Pass/Nōti Raureka and Mount Fitzgerald.
Browning Pass/Nōti Raureka
Mountain saddle
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka is a mountain pass across the Southern Alps, on the South Island of New Zealand. The pass reaches an elevation of 1,411 metres above sea level, connecting the upper reaches of the Wilberforce River with the West Coast.
Lake Browning/Whakarewa
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Browning / Whakarewa is a small lake situated on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps in New Zealand. It is 130 km northwest of Christchurch. The lake occurs in a tectonically-controlled depression formed by a dilational jog or fault stepover along the Main Divide Fault.
Retreat Snowfield
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,962 metres
- Description: glacier in New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.96204° or 42° 57′ 43″ southLongitude
171.30382° or 171° 18′ 14″ eastElevation
1,962 metres (6,437 feet)Open location code
4V9H28Q3+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 97783906OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Retreat Snowfield” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Retreat Snowfield”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zit Saddle and Moraine Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hall Col and Farquharson Saddle.
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