Id:
ZLL/0146
Name
Class
Lake
Description
Lake, a new feature formed at the base of the Hooker Glacier near Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Radius of Activation Zone
Within 0.5km
Public access to AZ
Via DOC track(s):
Hooker Tk Whh Car Park To Hooker Lake
Via park(s):
Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
Distance from nearest road
3.363km
Info Origin
This melt lake is named for the Hooker Glacier from which it is fed. The Hooker Glacier was named by Julius von Haast after Sir William Jackson Hooker, a botanist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Not named on previous mapping.
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Region
District
Location
NZTM2000: 1366600, 5159200
Maidenhead
RE56bh
Area
158.37 ha
Active?
Yes
Valid From
1900-01-01
First activation
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