Franz Josef - The terminal face of the Franz Josef Glacier. ca.1960`s.

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DescriptionNew Zealand - Franz Josef
- The terminal face of the Franz Josef Glacier which descends from the snow and ice fields of the Southern Alps. It reaches melting point in the lowland forests of Westland, less than 700 feet above sea level.
- 1960s
- Image from The Weekly News Annual
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Madon New-Zealand (Link below)Date of Photoca.1960`sMap^[1]External LinkMadon NZContributor Richard Wooders

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Location (city or town)Franz JosefLandmark (Place)Franz Josef GlacierEvent Franz Josef - The terminal face of the Franz Josef Glacier. ca.1960`s.

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Date Created4th January 2020CommentsLynnette Beirne I have a photo of myself at the glaciers with some family friends in the early 60’s when it was down low

Gina Ashworth Trish Briggs its changed so much I remeber as a kid my Uncle Scott taking us up the Glacier as he was a guide.

Bob Laing Just like I recall in the early 1960’s

Bob Laing You used to be able to see the Fox Glacier from the main highway in those days

Kevin Voigt Seen one of these collapse what site ,all so seen people standing in them getting a photo taken

Raewyn Stephens and it wasnt there at all when the dinosaurs were walking this planet..

Jeff Moore Or when it was a reef. Forming all the lime stone cliffs we see today

Kevin Voigt Glacier s were ice age never formed lime stone cliffs they came from the sea long time after ice age!!!!!!!??

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Franz Josef - The terminal face of the Franz Josef Glacier. ca.1960`s.

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