
Ski Plane descending for a snow landing
This image shows a ski plane descending for a snow landing on the surface of Tasman Glacier, Southern Alps, New Zealand. This image taken in summer shows a part of the glacier surface that is heavily crevassed and partly covered by supraglacial debris. To find suitable suites for its landing the aircraft needs to fly higher up to the upper part of the glaciers, its accumulation area. As Tasman Glacier has joined the vast majority of glaciers in the Southern Alps (and worldwide) and is experiencing a net ice mass loss during the past decades. its viability for sustainable touristic snow landings and connected activities in the long=term future remains uncertain.
Taken on 1
March
2007
Submitted on 08 February 2019
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- Oceania (217)
- Australia and New Zealand (204)
- New Zealand (117)
- Exact location (170.2241 E, -43.5814 S)
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Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Software: Digital Photo Professional
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Credit: Stefan Winkler (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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