Loading ...Westland Tai Poutini National Park The West Coast New Zealand
Literally the biggest highlights of the Westland Tai Poutini National Park are the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers. Nowhere else at this latitude do glaciers come so close to the ocean.
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The glaciers’ staggering development is largely due to the West Coast’s endless rain. Snow falling in the glaciers’ broad accumulation zones fuses into clear ice at 20m depth then surges down valleys. The glaciers are particularly steep, so the ice travels a long way before it finally melts.
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