New Zealand's South Island - Te Wai Pounamu
For more photos from my travels through New Zealand have a look at my photos from the North Island and if you want to learn more about my journey across these islands feel free to visit my blog at Lille Ulven's weblog. Some of these photos are also published in my New Zealand calendars which you can find here.
Franz Josef Glacier
Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand Franz Josef Glacier, one of the two spectacular Westland glaciers, with ice descending into the rainforest. Only Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier reach sealevel. Franz Josef Glacier has a high-altitude snofield of 20 square kilometers, which funnels vast amounts of ice into narrow valleys - an effect like pressing on a tube of toothpaste. The ice is pushed right down the steep valleys to the coast, reaching a speed of several meters per day. First upon reaching the warmer air and frequent rainfalls of sealevel the ice starts to melt. uuid="EE4B2779-8996-46AE-8AB1-3EC2EB57C220" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130124_173027_NZ_West Coast_Franz Josef Glacier__www.LilleUlven.com.DNG New Zealand South Lilleulven.com"
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