Tasman Lake

[7] It is expected to grow to a maximum length of about 16 km (9.9 mi) within the next one or two decades.

[8] Tasman Lake, the glacier and the surrounding mountains are part of Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.

Taking a boat tour among the icebergs on the Tasman Lake is now a popular tourist activity.

[9] For safety reasons the small inflatable boats are not allowed closer than 1.5 km (0.9 mi) to the 50 m (160 ft) tall terminal face of Tasman Glacier.

Like many other geographic places in both New Zealand and Australia, it is named after Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman.

Tour boat among the icebergs on Tasman Lake