Murchison Glacier

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Murchison Glacier is a large valley glacier in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, flowing from the slopes near Aoraki / Mount Cook and contributing to the region’s alpine glacial landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf valley glacier
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
drainageBasin Tasman River system NERFINISHED
environment alpine
featureOf New Zealand alpine glacial landscape
flowsFrom Aoraki / Mount Cook region NERFINISHED
formationProcess accumulation of snow and ice
geologicalType temperate glacier
governedBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
hasClimate alpine climate
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasEcosystem alpine tundra
hasLanguage English
Māori
hasProcess crevasse formation
glacial retreat
ice flow
hazard crevasses
icefall
hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
influences downstream river flow
local hydrology
isSubjectOf glaciological studies
locatedIn New Zealand NERFINISHED
South Island
Southern Alps NERFINISHED
mountainRange Southern Alps NERFINISHED
namedAfter Roderick Murchison NERFINISHED
near Aoraki / Mount Cook NERFINISHED
partOf Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED
protectedArea Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED
region Canterbury Region NERFINISHED
relatedTo Hooker Glacier NERFINISHED
Mueller Glacier NERFINISHED
Tasman Glacier NERFINISHED
subjectOf climate change impact research
terminusType glacial valley
tourismActivity glacier viewing
mountaineering

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Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park contains Murchison Glacier