Mt Cook long drive to Franz Josef Glacier Photo 3

Mt Cook long drive to Franz Josef Glacier

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May 9th 2011
some photos of the Mt Cook area and photos from the drive to the Franz Josef Glacier sorry no photos of the glacier yet it did start to rain but with any luck no rain tomorrow ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more