Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef glacier

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April 13th 2006
The next day I took a helicopter flight to the top of Franz Josef glacier for a two hour hike followed by a helicopter flight back down again. ... 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