Ice Flow in Tasman Lake

7th February 2008

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February 8th 2008
7th February 2008 Today we woke up to a another clear bright sky with not a cloud in sight. We had planned to spend three days here at Aoraki/Mount Cook in the hope of getting one good day for us to see the mountains and do a walk. As it has turned out we have had perfect weather for all three days. We set off early today, before the sun got too hot, to walk up the Hooker Valley to the glacier ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more