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Franz Josef Glacier

earth science Maturity 11-13

This is a giant river of ice.

Franz josef glacier panorama.jpg
Franz josef glacier panorama.jpg
It flows down from high mountains. The ice is very cold. It sits near green trees. You can see it from a helicopter.
Franz Josef glacier.JPG
Franz Josef glacier.JPG
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File:Looking down the Franz Josef Glacier from above the Melchior Glacier.jpg
Looking down the Franz Josef Glacier from...
File:Franz Josef glacier.JPG
Franz Josef glacier.JPG
File:Upper part of the track (cropped) – the glacier in 2016.jpg
Upper part of the track (cropped) – the...
File:Franz Jozef Glacier NZ fig13.gif
Franz Jozef Glacier NZ fig13.gif
File:New Zealand Railway poster - Franz Josef Glacier c.1932 (10468987545).jpg
New Zealand Railway poster - Franz Josef...
File:Lower part of Franz Josef Glacier.jpg
Lower part of Franz Josef Glacier.jpg
File:Franz josef glacier panorama.jpg
Franz josef glacier panorama.jpg
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