This Glacier just got cooler

Those Southern Lands

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August 5th 2009
Back on the road and next stop Franz Josef, no not that 19th century ruler of Austria, but the glacier that was named in his honour. The town is a cozy little place complete with pub and a fish and chip shop. The only reason this place is even inhabited is because of the bloody big piece of ice sliding down the mountain at nearly 30cm a day. As geology goes this is super quick, faster even than Us ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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