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Fox Glacier (Māori: Te Moeka o Tuawe; officially Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe) [1] is a 13-kilometre-long (8.1 mi) temperate maritime glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. [2]
Lake Matheson (Māori: Te Ara Kairaumati) is a small glacial lake in South Westland, New Zealand, near the township of Fox Glacier. It was a traditional food-gathering place for local Māori . An easy walking track circles the lake, which is famous for its reflected views of Aoraki / Mount Cook and Mount Tasman .
This became Fox Glacier School, and is now Fox Glacier Weheka School. It is the only school in Fox Glacier, serving approximately 9 students from Years 1 to 8 (ages 5 to 12). [42] The nearest secondary school to Fox Glacier is South Westland Area School, 85 km (53 mi) away in Hari Hari. Weheka from the north, 1935
Te Kopikopiko o te Waka, also known as Peak View Lookout or Fox Glacier View Point, is a scenic viewing point and cultural heritage site located nine kilometres (5.6 mi) to the west of the Fox Glacier township in the South Island of New Zealand. It provides panoramic views of Fox Glacier and the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.
The Fox River is a river in the Westland District of New Zealand. It arises in two places; from a spring in the Fox Range, and from the head of the Fox Glacier. It runs west into the Cook River / Weheka, shortly before it exits into the Tasman Sea. [1] [2] The Department of Conservation maintains short walks alongside the river. [3]
Rowi being rescued from mountains behind Fox Glacier after release at Lake Gault As well as the usual forest birds like New Zealand tomtit , grey warbler , and fantail , the forest around Lake Gault is a reintroduction site for the rowi ( Apteryx rowi ), New Zealand's rarest kiwi species.
The glaciers of Venezuela are located in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Mérida. In 1910, maps made by the explorer Alfredo Jahn showed the Sierra Nevada glaciers covering about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres). An ice trade at that time saw ice men or hieleros transporting glacier ice by mule or on foot to Mérida for sale, a six hour ...
New Zealand comprises two separate islands located in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the North Island and the South Island. The Westland forests are located along the central west coast portion of the South Island. South of these forests lay the Fiordland temperate forests. Many glaciers are located in the Westland area.