The Grave Glacier is a glacier in the Murihiku / Southland region of the Te Waipounamu / South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.

It has a latitude of -44.594583 and a longitude of  167.955693 and it’s status is: Official Assigned.

Named after W G Grave, an early Fiordland explorer. Name submitted by Dr Roland Rodda; Grave Saddle: Grave Stream: The name was given to these features by a surveyor who had been a pupil of W.G. (William George) Grave at Waitaki. Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.

It’s geographical description is noted as: A small hanging glacier on Tutoko face of Mount Grave.  Milford Sound Survey District.


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