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Kōrero: Glaciers and glaciation

Franz Josef Glacier: advances and retreats

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Franz Josef Glacier: advances and retreats

The position of the Franz Josef Glacier has changed since 1865. From 1865 to 1985 it gradually thinned and retreated, with some minor advances. From 1985 to 2006 it generally advanced and thickened, with minor retreats.

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by Don Bogie

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Eileen McSaveney, Glaciers and glaciation – Tasman, Franz Josef and Fox glaciers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10735/franz-josef-glacier-advances-and-retreats (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 April 2021.