New Zealand - Franz Josef - The terminal face of the Franz Josef Glacier which descends from the snow and ice fields of the Southern Alps. It reaches melting point in the lowland forests of Westland, less than 700 feet above sea level. - 1960s - Image from The Weekly News Annual #603987 - The Māori name for the glacier is Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere ('The tears of Hine Hukatere'), arising from the oral traditions of local Māori: Hine Hukatere loved climbing in the mountains and persuaded her lover, Wawe, to climb with her. Wawe was a less experienced climber than Hine Hukatere but loved to accompany her until an avalanche swept Wawe from the peaks to his death. Hine Hukatere was broken-hearted and her many, many tears flowed down the mountain and froze to form the glacier. - The first European description of one of the west coast glaciers (believed to be Franz Josef) was made in the log of the ship Mary Louisa in 1859. The glacier was later named after Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria by the German explorer, Julius von Haast in 1865. - Following the passage of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, the name of the glacier was officially altered to Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Josef_Glacier) - Weekly News Annual Wilson & Horton Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand Click the link provided at the top to purchase the book through the MAD on New Zealand Shop - Supporting New Zealand Authors and Artists