Waiho moraine loop, Franz Josef

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DescriptionThe Waiho Loop (centre) is a tree-covered semicircle of moraine or rocky debris about 80 metres high. It is known as a terminal moraine – a ridge that forms at the front of a glacier and remains after the glacier retreats. The ‘loop’ indicates the extent of the Franz Josef Glacier, about 12,000 years ago. Unlike the surrounding river flats, it was too rugged to be cleared for farming and remains covered in native forest. The braided Waiho River is at right.

Eileen McSaveney, 'Glaciers and glaciation - Retreating ice and the glacier legacy', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/10744/waiho-moraine-loop-franz-josef (accessed 7 June 2021)Map^[1]External LinkTe Ara

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Location (city or town)WaihoLandmark (Place)Waiho moraine loop

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Date Created7th June 2021CommentsColleen Yee
Interesting.

Colleen Yee yes,, i thought so too

Colin Tuck
The commencement of “global warming “ in realtime as to where the glacier location is today ???

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Waiho moraine loop, Franz Josef

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