Fox Glacier

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Fox Glacier

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There are roughly 3,100 glaciers in present day New Zealand that are over one hector. All of which were bigger and denser than they are now however, these glaciers are active and moving nonetheless. A glacier is when a body of thick ice is consistently moving under its own weight. When an accumulation of snow packs down over many years or centuries a glacier forms. In a way a glacier is just large chunk of ice moving downhill. Glaciers present today used to cover all of New Zealand’s mountain...

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2017-01-19

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jewoodru

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5015994

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Fox Glacier 7886, New Zealand

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