Franz Josef Glacier
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Franz Josef Glacier is a steep, rapidly descending valley glacier on New Zealand’s South Island, renowned for its dramatic ice formations and accessibility from temperate rainforest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franz Josef Glacier canonical | 3 |
| Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tourist attraction
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valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Franz Josef Glacier car park ⓘ |
| climateZone | temperate rainforest fringe ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Waiho River catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from about 3000 metres to about 300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| experienced | periods of advance in the late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Waiho River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Southern Alps orogenic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glacierType | temperate maritime glacier ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere
NERFINISHED
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Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
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icefall zone ⓘ proglacial river (Waiho River) ⓘ seracs ⓘ terminal face ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Māori name: Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Fox Glacier
NERFINISHED
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Okarito Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Franz Josef / Waiau village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
flooding from glacial lake or river surges
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icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| length | approximately 11–12 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Island
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West Coast Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Tai Poutini National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western slopes of the Southern Alps ⓘ |
| managedBy | New Zealand Department of Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | flows toward the Tasman Sea coast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Julius von Haast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Franz Josef / Waiau township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessibility from temperate rainforest
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dramatic ice formations ⓘ steep, rapidly descending ice ⓘ |
| partOf | Te Wāhipounamu World Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionTourismHub | Glacier Country, West Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | overall retreating in recent decades ⓘ |
| terminusElevation | about 300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided glacier walks
ⓘ
heli-hiking ⓘ scenic flights ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within a World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| walkingTrack | Franz Josef Glacier Valley Walk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere