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Franz Josef is a small tourist town located about 2.5 hours drive from Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This area is names ¨Glacier Country¨ as it has 2 glaciers located in this area, of which one is located near the township of Franz Josef.
The glacier is currently 12 km long and terminates 19 km from the Tasman Sea. It exhibits a cyclic pattern of advance and retreat, driven by differences between the volume of meltwater at the foot of the glacier and volume of snowfall feeding the névé. Having retreated several kilometres between the 1940s and 1980s, the glacier entered an advancing phase in 1984 and at times has advanced at the phenomenal (by glacial standards) rate of 70 cm a day. The flow rate is about 10 times that of typical glaciers. Over the longer term, the glacier has retreated since the last ice age, and it is believed that it extended into the sea some 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. This cyclic behaviour is well illustrated by a postage stamp issued in 1946, depicting the view from St James Anglican Church. The church was built in 1931, with a panoramic altar window to take advantage of its location. By 1954, the glacier had disappeared from view from the church, but it reappeared in 1997.
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Oct 11, 2007 - Apr 20, 2008
Amsterdam, Netherlands -› Sydney, Australia -› ...
Today just a short blog, partly because I have some sick adventures to share with you tomorrow. I hiked the Franz Josef glacier today. A full day hike, getting up at six, present at 8:15, walk/climb to five in the afternoon. I though it would be tough, but funnily enough I felt quite fit at the end of the afternoon. I booked the full day tour with Franz Josef Glacier Guides, the main guiding company in Franz. Our guide was a 30 something marine biologist with a passion for mountaineering...
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Jul 10, 2006 - Aug 14, 2007
London, England, UK -› Basel, Switzerland -› ...
or is it? mid twenties temperatures, blue sky, nice breeze and enormous
mountains & glaciers in the background... can nature be any more
beautiful?
arriving at 1:30 in the franz josef town i got the urge to splurge it once again - helicopter hike up the glacier!
hell that was fun - 10 min ride up and 3 hours hike in white ice and crystal blue lakes & caves
the weather was perfect and temperatures nice - you walk around in shorts & tshirt with a goretex rain ...
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May 16, 2004 - Mar 31, 2005
Queenstown, New Zealand -› Yasawa, Fiji -› ...
The faint smell of morning rain, the radiant rays of light spearing the crisp dawn air. Hearing the silence of beauty followed by the restlessness of life. To see another birth of another day, to perceive the magnificence of it all. And all I want is to take a picture, to try to capture this moment forever. To never forget the things that really matter. And yet there is something missing.... and I wish that there was someone with me. For what is the beauty...
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Mar 19, 2008 - Mar 28, 2008
Today we went Glacier Hiking at Franz Josef Glacier! But first some interesting facts:
· It takes 50 years for the Glacier to move from the top of the mountain 8 miles down to the bottom
· This glacier is one of the 3 in the world that ends in a semi-tropical rainforest!
· Unlike the majority of the world’s glaciers, the Franz Josef Glacier is...
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