Dart Glacier | |
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Location | Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, Otago |
Coordinates | 44°27′S 168°37′E / 44.45°S 168.61°E |
Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Width | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
Terminus | Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu |
Status | Retreating |
The Dart Glacier is an approximately six-kilometre-long (3.7 mi) glacier located in Mount Aspiring National Park, in the upper reaches of Otago, New Zealand.[1] The glacier is the primary source of the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu, one of the main inflows of the nearby Lake Wakatipu before its water eventually joins the network of the Clutha River / Mata-Au some 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the southeast of the glacier's terminus.[2]