Franz Josef Glacier
(Place)
Mentioned in
- The conquest of Mount Cook and other climbs : an account of four seasons’ mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand
Image Gallery
.jpg "An aerial view of the course of the Franz Josef Glacier. Note the extent of the crevassed area of snowfields. These high snow basins feed the glacier below. M. C Lysons")
.jpg "The Franz Josef Glacier, Westland, which descends from icefields at 8,000 feet under the Main Divide, to rain forest 700 feet above sea level. The sharp peak on the skyline is Mount Spencer (9,167 feet). M. C. Lysons")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Franz Josef Glacier":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.