Olivine Ice Plateau Explained

Olivine Ice Plateau
Location:Five Finger Range
Coordinates:-44.4406°N 168.3666°W
Elevation Max:2200m
Elevation Min:700m

The Olivine Ice Plateau is a glacier in the Olivine Wilderness Area[1] and Aspiring National Park in New Zealand's South Island.[2] The plateau is named after the mineral olivine, which is common within the Dun Mountain Ophiolite that underlies the area.[3] The plateau extents to the west over the Forgotten River Col. into the Forgotten River and to the north it merges with the Andy Glacier, which feeds a tributary of the Arawhata River.[4] The Olivine Ice Plateau is one of many glaciers in the region of the Arawhata, Dart / Te Awa Whakatipu, Hollyford / Whakatipu Kā Tuka and Matukituki rivers' headwaters.[5]

The area was explored and mapped in the 1930s by J.T. Holloway.[6] In the 2010s the glacier has retreated, leading to a more rocky approach to the plateau over the Forgotten River Col.[7] The plateau is "revered" by New Zealand trampers for its remote and challenging location.[8] [9] [10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department of Conservation: New Zealand Wilderness areas. www.doc.govt.nz.
  2. Book: Moir's Guide North: The Otago Southern Alps : from the Hollyford to Lake Ōhau : a Tramping and Transalpine Guide. Spearpoint. Geoff. Hegg. Danilo. 2013. New Zealand Alpine Club Publications. 9780958279178. 118, 136. en.
  3. Book: Reed, Alexander Wyclif. The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. 2002. Reed Books. 9780790007618. 357. en.
  4. Web site: Olivine Ice Plateau, West Coast. NZ Topo Map. en. 4 April 2019.
  5. Web site: New Zealand's glaciers face great melt. Stuff. en. 3 April 2019.
  6. Book: Temple, Philip. New Zealand Explorers: Great Journeys of Discovery. 1985. Whitcoulls Publishers. 9780723307433. en.
  7. Web site: Into the Forgotten. Jul '17. Shaun Barnett 18 July 201718. 17 July 2017. Wilderness Magazine NZ. en-US. 3 April 2019.
  8. Web site: Olivine Wilderness Area. Jun '16. Geoff Spearpoint 17 June 201617. 16 June 2016. Wilderness Magazine NZ. en-US. 3 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Forgotten River and the Olivine Ice Plateau NZETC. nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. 3 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Olivine Ice Plateau NZETC. nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. 3 April 2019.
  11. Web site: A Tea Party on the Olivine Ice Plateau. 24 June 2014. CUTC. en. 3 April 2019.

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