The Gridiron Glaciers is a set of glaciers in the Waitaha / Canterbury region of the Te Waipounamu / South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.

It has a latitude of -43.32121 and a longitude of  171.014392 and it’s status is: Official Assigned.

The mountaineer N. Barker gave this name to describe the glaciers, which are covered with bars of rock and ice. Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.

It’s geographical description is noted as: Located between Nortrh Peak and Lawrence Peak east of the Jollie Range.


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