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Franz Josef Glacier

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January 26th 2008
Approximately 7000 years old and a reminent of a much older and larger glacier which orginally swept right to the sea, Franz Josef extends 12km from its three feeder glaciers in the high snow fields of the Alps. Today the terminal face is a mere 19km from the sea and just 5km from the township. At present the glacier moves an astonishing 8 metres per day giving it the title as the fastest moving g ... read more

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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