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Douglas Glacier (Westland)

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to the north. The glacier itself was approximately 5 miles long in 1908. The glacier has a relatively high rate of
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The glacier sits in a valley and is fed by several streams and frequent
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At the foot of the glacier is a lake that was created by
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which drop down a cliff face of over 1,000 feet from its
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Relief map of New Zealand, with a red dot half way down the south island to show the location of Douglas Glacier
Coordinates
43°41′S 170°00′E / 43.68°S 170.00°E / -43.68; 170.00
glacier
Southern Alps
Mount Sefton
Mount Brunner
Charles Edward Douglas
avalanches
névé
moraine
phyllites
grauwackes
glacier recession
Douglas River





Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand
Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia
ISBN
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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
New Zealand Alpine Journal
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