The Abel Glacier is a glacier in the Te Tai Poutini / West Coast region of the Te Waipounamu / South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.
It has a latitude of -43.329576 and a longitude of 170.6381 and it’s status is: Official Assigned.
Continues the biblical theme of features emanating from the Garden of Eden, which was named by A P Thomson in 1934. Name resubmitted by R W Willett, Director of the New Zealand Geological Survey in March 1962, to assist in the compilation of a catalogue of New Zealand glaciers.
It’s geographical description is noted as: Leading from Garden of Eden Ice Plateau and draining into Perth River about half a mile above its confluence with Adverse Creek. Tyndall Survey District.