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Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand #75554053
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Situated in the west coast of New Zealand, in the Southern Alps. The first European mention of this glacier was in 1859. It was later named after the Austrian Emperor, Franz Josef I, in 1865. Local Maori name is 'KÃÂ Roimata o Hine Hukatere' It is 7.5 miles long, fed by snowfields at higher altitudes