Franz Josef

Franz Josef is a village and glacial area at the foot of the western slopes of Mount Cook, in the middle of the of the of .
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  • Village with 483 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 154 metres (505 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code WHO
  • …is named after Franz Josef Glacier
  • Description: village in New Zealand
  • Also known as
    “Franz Josef / Waiau”
    “Franz Josef Glacier”
    “Franz Josef Glacier Village”
    “Franz Josef, New Zealand”
    “Franz Joseph Glacier”
    “Franz Joseph/Waiho”
    “Waiau”
    “Waiho”
    “Waiho Gorge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Coast Wildlife Centre and Saint James Church.
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The is a kiwi-rearing facility in Franz Josef, New Zealand.
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St James Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church…
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
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is part of a UNESCO…

Franz Josef

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Latitude
-43.3874° or 43° 23′ 15″ south
Longitude
170.1819° or 170° 10′ 55″ east
UN/LOCODE
NZ WHO
Open location code
4V8GJ57J+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 176971775
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2190928
Wiki­data ID
Q1447467

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Turkish—“Franz Josef” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Franz Josef/Waiau”
  • Cebuano: “Franz Josef”
  • Dutch: “Franz Josef”
  • French: “Franz Josef”
  • German: “Franz Josef”
  • German: “Franz Josef/Waiau”
  • Hungarian: “Franz Josef/Waiau”
  • Irish: “Waiau”
  • Malay: “Franz Josef, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Waiau”
  • Turkish: “Franz Josef/Waiau”

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