Hooker Glacier (New Zealand)

Hooker Glacier
View across glacier lake to Hooker Glacier terminus in front of Aoraki / Mount Cook
TypeMountain glacier
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates43°40′0″S 170°7′0″E / 43.66667°S 170.11667°E / -43.66667; 170.11667
Length11 km (6.8 mi)
Thickness150 m (490 ft)
TerminusHooker Lake
StatusRetreating

Hooker Glacier is one of several glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is not as large as its neighbour, the Tasman Glacier, measuring 11 kilometres (roughly 6–7 miles) in length.