Kōrero: Canterbury region

The Ramsay glacier

The Ramsay glacier

Glaciers helped form the Southern Alps, and gouged valleys and basins between mountains. There are glaciers at the head of the Waimakariri, Rakaia and Rangitātā rivers. The Ramsay glacier is at the head of the Rakaia River.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Jock Phillips

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

John Wilson, 'Canterbury region - Geology', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10294/the-ramsay-glacier (accessed 30 March 2024)

He kōrero nā John Wilson, reviewed & revised 6 Jul 2015