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Godley Glacier

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Godley Glacier

Glaciers cover 40% of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. This is the Godley Glacier below Cumine Peak, with the Tasman Sea behind. The glacier is popular among ski-touring parties.

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John Wilson, South Canterbury places – Aoraki/Mt Cook, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11436/godley-glacier (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.