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Fox Glacier (town)
Town in the West Coast Region of New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fox Glacier (Māori: Weheka), called Weheka until the 1940s, is a village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The village is close to the eponymous Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe.
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Fox Glacier
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 43.466°S 170.020°E / -43.466; 170.020 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | West Coast |
District | Westland District |
Ward | Southern |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Westland District Council |
• Regional council | West Coast Regional Council |
• Mayor of Westland | Helen Lash |
• West Coast-Tasman MP | Maureen Pugh |
• Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
Area | |
• Total | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 300 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 7886 |
Area code | 03 |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
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