New Zealand Photograph: Franz Josef Glacier
Name: Franz Josef Glacier
Description: Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast, South Island
Photo Credit: © Petr Hlavacek Photography, West Coast
Contact: petr@phlavacek.com
Web site: http://www.phlavacek.com
Extended Description: The Franz Josef Glacier is located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Together with Fox Glacier—located 20 kilometres away—the glaciers extend from the Southern Alps to the valley floor less than 300 metres above sea level. Nowhere in the world's temperate zones are glaciers so accessible.