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NIWA scientists stated that this glacier had retreated by 5 kilometers (about 3 miles) over the previous three decades. They also stated that New Zealand glaciers on the whole had lost 5.8 cubic kilometers (roughly 1.4 cubic miles) over the same time period.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data provided by the University of Maryland’s Global Land Cover Facility and ASTER data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published January 27, 2008
Data acquired December 30, 1990 - December 6, 2007

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Terra > ASTER