Franz Josef Glacier topographic map
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Franz Josef Glacier
The névé or snowfield at the head of Franz Josef Glacier is over 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level and 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) in area. This wide névé, which is over 300 metres (980 ft) deep, feeds large amounts of compacted snow into a steep and narrow valley which drops quickly to very low altitudes: the glacier descends to 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level in just 11 km (6.8 mi). This combination of factors leads to Franz Josef persisting where most temperate-zone glaciers would have already melted, and allows it to share a valley with temperate rain forest.
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Name: Franz Josef Glacier topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 1,709 m
Minimum elevation: 578 m
Maximum elevation: 2,451 m
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