Broader Places
Otago (New Zealand) (4878)
Place Type inhabited place
Other Place Typescity, seaport, industrial center
Alternative TermsDUN, DUD
Latitude -45.867
Longitude 170.500
Center of gold rush 1861-ca. 1883; major agricultural & arts center; site of Otago University; base for Byrd's Antarctic expeditions 1928-1930, 1933-1935; founded by Scottish Presbyterians; name was derived from Gaelic for Edinburgh.
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