The Bonar Glacier is a glacier in the Ōtākou / Otago region of the Te Waipounamu / South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.

It has a latitude of -44.394556 and a longitude of  168.706722 and it’s status is: Unofficial Recorded.

After James Alexander Bonar, superintendent of the Westland Provincial Council. The name was given by ‘Mr Explorer’ Charles Douglas. Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.

It’s geographical description is noted as: Feature shown on: NZMS260 E39 Edition 1 1994 Limited Revision 1996.


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