| We headed towards the glaciers today and visited the first
of the two, the Fox Glacier. It rained the whole morning but stopped
just as we got to the terminal face walk. The Fox Glacier, one of
the few advancing glaciers in the world, averages around 40cm a day. |
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This shot was taken as we
approached the glacier. It is of a terminal moraine from the
last hundred years. A moraine is a wall of debris formed at
the glacier's sides. These are the piles of gravel and rock on
either side of the water. |
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This shot shows the glacial "berries" which
float along the water as the glacier breaks down.
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Overview of terminal as we approached.
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Fox Glacier
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Fox Glacier |
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| They rope the glacier off for safety reasons, and you can't
go any further without a guide. To get a closer look, we're taking a
guided tour of the Franz Joseph Glacier tomorrow. |
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