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Mountain Attractions In Otago Region

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Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately 32,000 square kilometres , making it the country's third largest local government region. Its population was 229,200 in June 2018.The name Otago is an old Māori southern dialect word , introduced to the south by Europeans in the 1840s. The exact meaning of the term is disputed, with common translations being isolated village and place of red earth, the latter referring to the reddish-ochre clay which is common in the area around Dunedin. Otago is also the old name of the European settlement on the Otago Harbour,...
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Mountain Attractions In Otago Region

  • 1. Coronet Peak Queenstown
    Coronet Peak is a commercial skifield in Queenstown, New Zealand located seven kilometres west of Arrowtown, on the southern slopes of the 1,649-metre peak which shares its name. A popular ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere, Coronet Peak offers a long snow season, well received skiing and snowboarding terrain and lift systems.
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  • 2. The Remarkables Ski Area Queenstown
    The Remarkables are a mountain range and skifield in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create an impressive backdrop for the waters. The range is clearly visible from the nearby town of Queenstown. The highest point in the range is Double Cone . The adjacent Hector Mountains southeast of the Remarkables culminate in Mount Tūwhakarōria .There are a number of small lakes on the mountains including Lake Alta which forms part of the Remarkables Skifield. The mountains were named The Remarkables by Alexander Garvie in 1857-58, allegedly because they are one of only two mountain ranges in the world which run directly north to south. An alternate explanation for the name given by loca...
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