There is a wealth of informational about this glacier. So many more websites and facts compared to the worlds largest one, so this is probably a better one to show students over the previous blog.
Information:
-Located on the west coast of New Zealand (Westlands National Park)
-Originated in the Southern Alps
-240-2700m above sea level, 11 km long
-Sits alongside greenery of temperate rain forest
-Cyclic pattern of advance and retreat due to meltwater at the foot of the glacier.
-1940-80's was a retreat stage. 1984 saw the glacier advancing again until 1998 when it experienced rapid retreat
-Overall, it was retreated since the last ice age
-Huge tourism base here. Many tours of the glacier
-250,000 visitors a year
-Guided and unguided walks, yet now need a helicopter to reach them due to its unstable surface
-Has a little village 5km from the glacier
(Much more information and depth can be found on the internet, but above are the basics to develop lessons and ideas for work).
How this could be taught:
-Simply as a case study for an exam
-Split into social, economic and environmental impacts. Essays for and against the tourism/preservation here
-Mini debates. Get students to adopt the role of tourist/hotel/villagers/national park owner etc and argue why should be a destination for tourists or should it be left as a treasure
-Research topic for students to go get information on
-Develop a brochure on the area.
-File a government report against the use of the area as a tourist destination (Could adopt any sort of role and write reports for/against it)
-Make travel poster advertising it for tourists
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