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Franz Josef Glacier, Westland NP, New Zealand
Even closer-up shows pock marks and striations in the ice, and again the bluish tint. There were warnings not to get this close to the glacier, but we took our chances. We didn't get as close as the face was tall, so there wasn't danger of a piece breaking off and falling on us, though we did hear creaks and cracks from time to time.
©2005, Jeffrey L. Cooper
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