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Franz Josef Glacier, 1951

Franz Josef Glacier, located in New Zealand, retreated dramatically in the twentieth century. This photograph, taken in 1951, is the first of a series which documents the glacier's retreat over the subsequent 14 years.(Unattributed photograph at the World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder)


Larger photograph (24k).