The Lawrence Glacier is a glacier in the Waitaha / Canterbury region of the Te Waipounamu / South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.
It has a latitude of -43.324551 and a longitude of 170.994549 and it’s status is: Official Assigned.
The name was in common use when submitted by RW Willett, Director of the New Zealand Geological Survey, in March 1962 to assist in the compilation of a catalogue of New Zealand glaciers. Named in association with Lawrence River to the west.; Lawrence Col: Lawrence River: Lawrence Valley: Named by Julius von Haast. See also Havelock River Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.
It’s geographical description is noted as: Glacier at the head of Lawrence River, a tributary of Rangitata River. Whitcombe Survey District..