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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Franz Josef Glacier

The Franz Josef Glacier descends from the Southern Alps to only 600 feet above sea level.


The ice flow rate is 10 times faster than glaciers in the European Alps, which makes it dangerous to get any closer than this to the glacier's terminal face.
Posted by Ann at 11/21/2006

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