| Douglas Glacier | |
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.png)  Douglas Glacier Location of Douglas Glacier in New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 43°41′S 170°00′E / 43.68°S 170.00°E |
| Length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Width | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Status | Retreating |
The Douglas Glacier is a glacier in New Zealand's Southern Alps located between Mount Sefton and Mount Brunner. [1] It is named after the explorer Charles Edward Douglas. [2]
The glacier sits in a valley and is fed by several streams and frequent avalanches which drop down a cliff face of over 1,000 feet from its névé to the north. [1] The glacier itself was approximately 5 miles long in 1908. [1] The glacier has a relatively high rate of moraine materials, consisting of "friable phyllites and schistose grauwackes". [1]
At the foot of the glacier is a lake that was created by glacier recession. [3] Reports from 1892 and 1934 indicated it had "an anomalously slow lake development". [4] The Douglas River (formerly known as the Twain) begins in the lake at the foot of the glacier. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand. House of Representatives. 1908. pp. 295–.
- ^ Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia. D. Bateman. 1987. ISBN 9780908610211.
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company. 1937.
- ^ New Zealand Alpine Journal. New Zealand Alpine Club. 1995.
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| Douglas Glacier | |
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Douglas Glacier Location of Douglas Glacier in New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 43°41′S 170°00′E / 43.68°S 170.00°E |
| Length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Width | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Status | Retreating |
The Douglas Glacier is a glacier in New Zealand's Southern Alps located between Mount Sefton and Mount Brunner. [1] It is named after the explorer Charles Edward Douglas. [2]
The glacier sits in a valley and is fed by several streams and frequent avalanches which drop down a cliff face of over 1,000 feet from its névé to the north. [1] The glacier itself was approximately 5 miles long in 1908. [1] The glacier has a relatively high rate of moraine materials, consisting of "friable phyllites and schistose grauwackes". [1]
At the foot of the glacier is a lake that was created by glacier recession. [3] Reports from 1892 and 1934 indicated it had "an anomalously slow lake development". [4] The Douglas River (formerly known as the Twain) begins in the lake at the foot of the glacier. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand. House of Representatives. 1908. pp. 295–.
- ^ Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia. D. Bateman. 1987. ISBN 9780908610211.
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company. 1937.
- ^ New Zealand Alpine Journal. New Zealand Alpine Club. 1995.
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