The Franz Josef Glacier is located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Remarkably, it descends from

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The Franz Josef Glacier is located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Remarkably, it descends from the Southern Alps to temperate forest- shown here- at less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level.

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