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Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier flows from its high névé (snowfield) down to near sea level. The glacier’s Māori name was Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere – the tears of the avalanche girl.

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GNS Science
Reference: CN35798/1
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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