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The Fox Glacier (Te Moeka o Tuawe in Māori)[1][2]is a 13 km long glacierlocated in Westland National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.[3]It was named in 1872 after a visit by the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Sir William Fox.[4]








Fox Glacier

Coordinates: 43°27′52″S 170°1′4″E / 43.46444°S 170.01778°E / -43.46444; 170.01778Country New Zealand Region West Coast District Westland District Population (2006) - Total 375

View of the glacier from the valley below.

The glacier reaching the rainforest.

The Fox Glacier (Te Moeka o Tuawe in Māori)[1][2]



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