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Franz Josef Glacier

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"The Franz Josef (Ka Roimata o Hinehukatere in Māori) is a 23 km long glacier located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km to the south, it is unique in the fact that it descends from the Southern Alps to less than 300 metres above sea level amidst the greenery and lushness of a temperate rainforest. It is also one of only three glaciers to come so close to a coastline.

The area surrounding the two glaciers is designated a World Heritage Site. The river emerging from the glacier terminal of Franz Josef is known as the Waiho River." (wikipedia)
...not that I knew who Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria was back then.