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Story: Glaciers and glaciation

Map of the Franz Josef Glacier

The first detailed survey of the Franz Josef Glacier was done by Charles Douglas and A. P. Harper in 1893, making it possible to evaluate changes in the glacier.

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Reference: Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894, C–1

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Eileen McSaveney, Glaciers and glaciation – Glaciers and people, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/10751/map-of-the-franz-josef-glacier (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 April 2021.