Glaciers in New Zealand

New Zealand's Southern Alps have a number of glaciers, the largest being the Tasman glacier. You can view this glacier by taking a short walk from Mount cook village. The most famous glacier in New Zealand would have to be The Franz Josef and Fox on the south islands west coast. which is gouged out by moving ice over thousands of years, these spectacular glaciers are easily accessible to mountaineers and hikers. You can walk up to the glaciers or do a heli-hike which is flying up the mountain by a helicopter and then walking back down.