Murchison Glacier is an 18-kilometre (11 mi) glacier in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand Southern Alps, on the South Island, lying between the Malte Brun Range to the east and the Liebig Range to the west. It descends from the Tasman Saddle at 2,435 metres to about 1,110 metres, flowing mostly southwest, and its meltwater feeds the Murchison River, which later flows beneath the larger Tasman Glacier before continuing downstream. It is named for Roderick Murchison, a founder of the Royal Geographical Society. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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The Murchison Glacier is an 18-kilometre (11 mi) long glacier flowing through Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. Lying to the east of the Malte Brun range and west of the Liebig Range, high in the Southern Alps, it flows from the Tasman Saddle at 2,435 m mostly southwestwards to around 1,110 m.
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