Thirty to 50 million tons of ice have broken off the Tasman Glacier, forming around 20 icebergs now floating in the Tasman Lake - adding more drama and spectacle to an already dramatic landscape.
The process began earlier this month when the terminal face rose 20 to 40 meters thanks to a rain downpour which lifted millions of tonnes of ice from the water across the entire 600m width of the face.
The Tasman Glacier, in the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park, is New Zealand's longest glacier.
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