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  • All about glaciers

    From the National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado, this site gives a general account of glaciers.

  • Glacier Country

    This site is a visitor guide to the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers.

  • Glaciers of New Zealand

    This study by Trevor Chinn outlines the changes in New Zealand’s snowlines and glaciers, using data from satellite imagery, aerial photographs and field measurements.

  • Rapid melting of the terminal section of the Hooker Glacier

    This paper by M. Hochstein and co-workers describes measurements made on the Hooker Glacier that show that the rate of melting has increased since 1965. PDF format (6.2 MB).

  • Some New Zealand glaciers

    This site gives an account of the historic changes in the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers, and has excellent photographs.

More suggestions and sources

    • Chinn, Trevor, and Glen Coates. The glaciated landscape of Mount Cook. Information Series 21. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, 1993.

    • Coates, Glen. The rise and fall of the Southern Alps. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2002.

    • Coates, Glen, and Trevor Chinn. The Franz Josef and Fox glaciers. Information Series 2. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, 1993.

    • Dennis, Andy, and Jane Pearson, ed. The story of Mount Cook National Park. 6th ed. Arthur’s Pass: Department of Lands and Survey, 1986.

    • Potton, Craig. From mountains to sea – the story of Westland National Park. Wellington: Department of Lands and Survey, 1985.



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