5886ex2 Franz Josef Glacier view
It was a very dreary overcast day, but we still hiked up to the vantage point to be able to view Franz Josef Glacier.
Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere is a 12 km (7.5 mi) long[1] temperate maritime glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km (12 mi) to the south, and a third glacier, it descends from the Southern Alps to less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level.[2]
The area surrounding the two glaciers is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Site park. The river emerging from the glacier terminal of Franz Josef is known as the Waiho River . Wikipedia
Check back to my album 2016 Australia, New Zealand and French Polynesia -- should be posting more ( almost) daily
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5886ex2 Franz Josef Glacier view
It was a very dreary overcast day, but we still hiked up to the vantage point to be able to view Franz Josef Glacier.
Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere is a 12 km (7.5 mi) long[1] temperate maritime glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km (12 mi) to the south, and a third glacier, it descends from the Southern Alps to less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level.[2]
The area surrounding the two glaciers is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Site park. The river emerging from the glacier terminal of Franz Josef is known as the Waiho River . Wikipedia
Check back to my album 2016 Australia, New Zealand and French Polynesia -- should be posting more ( almost) daily
www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72157676139226736