Places / Oceania / New Zealand
Queenstown
Visited in April 2010
At a glance
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Queenstown-Lakes District
- Population
- 29,000
- Type
- Resort town in Otago Region, New Zealand
- Coordinates
- 45.05°S, 168.85°E
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Overview
Queenstown (Māori: Tāhuna) is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is the largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District, and the primary administrative centre. The town is on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, S-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and, just above the town, Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill.
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