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Kōrero: Canterbury region

The Ramsay glacier

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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

by Jock Phillips

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John Wilson, Canterbury region – Geology, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10294/the-ramsay-glacier (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.