Hooker Glacier (New Zealand)
Hooker Glacier is one of several glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is not as large as its neighbour, the Tasman Glacier, measuring 11 kilometres (roughly 6–7 miles) in length.
| Hooker Glacier | |
|---|---|
View across glacier lake to Hooker Glacier terminus in front of Aoraki / Mount Cook | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 43°40′0″S 170°7′0″E |
| Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Thickness | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Terminus | Hooker Lake |
| Status | Retreating |
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