Place details
Place nameDunedin
Other namesDUN, DUD, Ōtepoti
CountryNew Zealand
Latitude-45.867
Longitude170.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
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.