Volta Glacier

44°21′S 168°47′E / 44.350°S 168.783°E / -44.350; 168.783Length9 km (5.6 mi)Width1.2 km (0.75 mi)Highest elevation2,360 m (7,740 ft)Lowest elevation1,050 m (3,440 ft)StatusDeclining^[1]

The Volta Glacier is located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand.

It is split into upper and lower glaciers which are connected by an icefall. The Upper Volta Glacier^[2] is between 1,600–2,000 m (5,200–6,600 ft) in altitude and is surrounded by the 3 peaks of Glacier Dome, Pickelhaube and Fastness Peak, while the Lower Volta Glacier^[3] sits directly under the North side of Mount Aspiring / Tititea and lies between 1,000–1,400 m (3,300–4,600 ft). The Lower Volta Glacier feeds an unnamed lake at the Glacier Toe, which in turn feeds the Waiatoto River which eventually runs out to the West Coast.

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