Talk:List of glaciers of New Zealand

Retreat of glaciers since 1850[edit]

Under Oceania the above article names some other NZ glaciers (not all with links): Hugo999 (talk) 11:54, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In New Zealand the mountain glaciers have been in general retreat since 1890, with an acceleration of this retreat since 1920. Most of the glaciers have thinned measurably and have reduced in size, and the snow accumulation zones have risen in elevation as the 20th century progressed. During the period 1971–75, Ivory Glacier receded 30 m (98 ft) from the glacial terminus, and about 26% of the surface area of the glacier was lost over the same period. Since 1980 numerous small glacial lakes were created behind the new terminal moraines of several of these glaciers. Glaciers such as Classen, Godley and Douglas now all have new glacial lakes below their terminal locations due to the glacial retreat over the past 20 years. Satellite imagery indicates that these lakes are continuing to expand. There has been significant and ongoing ice volume losses on the largest New Zealand glaciers, including the Tasman, Ivory, Classen, Mueller, Maud, Hooker, Grey, Godley, Ramsay, Murchison, Therma, Volta and Douglas Glaciers.

Classen, Douglas, Grey, Godley, Ivory, Maud, added to list in article Hugo999 (talk) 12:01, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]