Franz Josef/Waiau
Population 530 (Wikidata)
Before you go
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Daylight 8 h 59 in Jun, dark by 17:09 · 15 h 22 in Dec
- January: 15 h 03 of daylight
- February: 13 h 50 of daylight
- March: 12 h 27 of daylight
- April: 10 h 56 of daylight
- May: 9 h 41 of daylight
- June: 8 h 59 of daylight
- July: 9 h 15 of daylight
- August: 10 h 19 of daylight
- September: 11 h 44 of daylight
- October: 13 h 13 of daylight
- November: 14 h 36 of daylight
- December: 15 h 22 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Franz Josef Wildlife Center Zoo · 830 m
- Glacier Country Kayaks Attraction · 650 m
- The Müller Hotel Ruins · 430 m
- Air Safaris Attraction · 860 m
- Glacier Valley Eco Tours Attraction · 940 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
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