Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier, called Weheka until the 1940s, is a village on the West Coast of the of New Zealand. The village is close to the eponymous .
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  • Village with about 260 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 160 metres (530 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code FGL
  • …is named after Fox Glacier
  • Description: locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as
    “Fox Glacier Village”
    “Te Weheka”
    “Tuawe”
    “Weheka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of the Snows and Fox Glacier School.
Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a church.
Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Fox Glacier

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Latitude
-43.46447° or 43° 27′ 52″ south
Longitude
170.01772° or 170° 1′ 4″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ FGL
Open location code
4V8GG2P9+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 176957437
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2179565
Wiki­data ID
Q48767993

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Fox Glacier” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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