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    Ered Nimrais LOTR Film Location

    Ered Nimrais LOTR Film Location

    Tourist AttractionsWest Coast, West Coast New Zealand 🇳🇿

    Ered Nimrais LOTR Film Location

    Tourist AttractionsWest Coast, West Coast New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Mount Gunn, near Franz Josef Glacier
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    4 Reviews

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    Anonymous
    May 13, 2019
    Negative

    The route is closed

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    Anonymous
    Feb 26, 2017
    Positive

    You can recognise the film location only by the mystical coast. Until 2008 the glacier went until this part. Today it's much more in the back. Still great views.

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    Anonymous
    Sep 21, 2016
    Positive

    Cool man. Next time try also ice climbing it's awesome. And the views are just amazing.

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    Anonymous
    Jan 5, 2016
    Positive

    We saw this from the helicpter :)

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