Fox Glacier, New Zealand
June 22, 2010
Fox Glacier, New Zealand The Fox Glacier cuts through dramatic glacial valleys to flow into temperate rainforest. While many glaciers worldwide have been retreating, these glaciers still flow almost to sea level, making them unique relics of the last Ice Age. (Date of Image: May 2001)
Topics:
Environment, Glaciology, Physical geography, Geology, New Zealand, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, Retreat of glaciers since, Last glacial period, Quaternary glaciation, Ice age, Glacier
