Kōrero: Mountains

Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier flows from its high névé (snowfield) down to near sea level. The glacier’s Māori name was Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere – the tears of the avalanche girl.

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GNS Science
Reference: CN35798/1
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Andy Dennis, 'Mountains - People and mountains', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14325/franz-josef-glacier (accessed 18 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Andy Dennis, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, updated 1 Feb 2017