Franz Josef Glacier School

Franz Josef Glacier School is a school in Westland District, West Coast which is located on State Highway 6. Franz Josef Glacier School is situated nearby to Paganini Creek Bridge, as well as near the airstrip Franz Josef Airport.

Type: School
Description: state full primary school in Franz Josef, New Zealand
Address: State Highway 6, Franz Josef, 7886

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Coast Wildlife Centre and Canavans Knob.

West Coast Wildlife Centre

Zoo

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

The West Coast Wildlife Centre is a kiwi-rearing facility in Franz Josef, New Zealand. A public-private partnership with the Department of Conservation and Te Rūnunga o Makaawhio of Ngāi Tahu, it hatches eggs of the kiwi species rowi and Haast tokoeka retrieved from the wild. West Coast Wildlife Centre is situated 1½ km south of Franz Josef Glacier School.

Canavans Knob

Peak

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Canavans Knob is a peak.

Saint James Church

Church

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

St James Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Franz Josef on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Set in a garden setting, the church was built in 1931 in a Tudor Revival style and is notable for its use of clear glass windows and the view over Waiho Gorge from its altar. Saint James Church is situated 2 km south of Franz Josef Glacier School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westland Tai Poutini National Park and Franz Josef.

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Photo: docnz, CC BY 2.0.

Westland Tai Poutini National Park is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Te Wahipounamu in South West New Zealand. The national park lies on the West Coast of the South Island in the Southern Alps, adjacent to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and to the north of Mount Aspiring National Park.

Franz Josef

Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Franz Josef is a village and glacial area at the foot of the western slopes of Mount Cook, in the middle of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

Franz Josef Glacier School

Categories: public school, primary school, and education
Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.37402° or 43° 22′ 27″ south

Longitude

170.1806° or 170° 10′ 50″ east

Open location code

4V8GJ5GJ+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 235613317

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q106237389

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paganini Creek Bridge and Franz Josef Airport.

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