. Geology of the provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand, a report comprising the results of official explorations. Head, of the great Tasman glacier. Geological Survey of Canterbury. 31 me to describe in adequate words . the majestic scenery by which wewere surrounded ; the weird mountain chains with their crowning peaksin stately forms, and numerous tributary glaciers on their flanks, oftenbroken into innumerable seracs, of which the glorious ice cascade of theHochstetter glacier was the most conspicuous, and the wide ice streamitself carrying slowly its enormous load of debris to
. Geology of the provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand, a report comprising the results of official explorations. Head, of the great Tasman glacier. Geological Survey of Canterbury. 31 me to describe in adequate words . the majestic scenery by which wewere surrounded ; the weird mountain chains with their crowning peaksin stately forms, and numerous tributary glaciers on their flanks, oftenbroken into innumerable seracs, of which the glorious ice cascade of theHochstetter glacier was the most conspicuous, and the wide ice streamitself carrying slowly its enormous load of debris to its terminal face,crevassed and with deep ponds all around us—all this impressed ourminds with deep admiration. But the magnificent pyramid of MountCook or Ao-rangi, stood high above all, towering into the far as the eye could reach everywhere snow and ice androck appeared around us, and in such gigantic proportions that Isometimes thought I was dreaming, and instead of being in NewZealand I found myself in the Arctic or Antarctic mountain returning to our camp, keeping to the western side of the gla
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