Volta Glacier
44°21′S 168°47′E / 44.350°S 168.783°E / -44.350; 168.783
The Volta Glacier is located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand.
It is split into upper and lower glaciers which are connected by an icefall. The Upper Volta Glacier[2] is between 1,600–2,000 m (5,200–6,600 ft) in altitude and is surrounded by the 3 peaks of Glacier Dome, Pickelhaube and Fastness Peak, while the Lower Volta Glacier[3] sits directly under the North side of Mount Aspiring / Tititea and lies between 1,000–1,400 m (3,300–4,600 ft). The Lower Volta Glacier feeds an unnamed lake at the Glacier Toe, which in turn feeds the Waiatoto River which eventually runs out to the West Coast.
References
- ^ "New Zealand glaciers shrinking". NIWA. 18 November 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Place name detail: Upper Volta Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Place name detail: Lower Volta Glacier". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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- Mount Brewster
- Mount Earnslaw
- Mount Franklin
- Humboldt Mountains
- Dart Glacier
- Olivine Ice Plateau
- Rob Roy Glacier
- Volta Glacier
- Gates of Haast
- Haast Pass
- Arawhata River
- Barrier River
- Bettne River
- Blue River
- Blue Duck River
- Bonar River
- Burke River
- Cascade River
- Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu
- Donald River
- Drake River
- Fish River
- Forgotten River
- Haast River
- Joe River
- Kitchener River
- Makarora River
- Matukituki River
- Mueller River
- Ngatau River
- Okuru River
- Olivine River
- Pearson River
- Pyke River
- Red Pyke River
- Routeburn River
- Te Naihi River
- Turnbull River
- Waiatoto River
- Waipara River
- Whitbourn River
- Wilkin River
- Williamson River
- Wills River
- Young River
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Fantail Falls
- Roaring Billy Falls
- Thunder Creek Falls
- Haast-Hollyford road
- Lake Sylvan
- Pleasant Flat
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