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Original – The Franz Josef Glacier in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, is part of the Westland Tai Poutini National Park. The glacier exhibits a cyclic pattern of advance and retreat. By mid-2010 its latest cycle of advance had ended and is currently in a state of retreat.
Reason
Compelling image of the glacier, with high EV in the article illustrating the overall retreat compared to a similar shot from 2001. The visitors of the national park visible in the image provide scale, while not distracting from the main subject.
Articles in which this image appears
Franz Josef Glacier, Westland Tai Poutini National Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Jörg Hempel

Promoted File:Franz josef Glacier LC0250.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 11:06, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]