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Queenstown is a international resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu.
The town is the largest center in Central Otago, and the third largest in Otago. According to the 2006 census, the usually resident population of the Queenstown urban area (including Frankton and Kelvin Heights) is 10422.
As a resort town, Queenstown is known for adventure tourism. Skiing, jet boating, bungy jumping, mountain biking, tramping and fly fishing are all strong promotional themes.
The town is the largest center in Central Otago, and the third largest in Otago. According to the 2006 census, the usually resident population of the Queenstown urban area (including Frankton and Kelvin Heights) is 10422.
As a resort town, Queenstown is known for adventure tourism. Skiing, jet boating, bungy jumping, mountain biking, tramping and fly fishing are all strong promotional themes.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queenstown,_New_Zealand
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 45°1'53"S 168°41'1"E
- Dunedin 160 km
- Christchurch 352 km
- Nelson 561 km
- Nelson City (unitary administrative area) 575 km
- Wellington 650 km
- Lower Hutt City 662 km
- City of Hobart 1732 km
- Hobart 1739 km
- Launceston, Tas 1794 km
- Launceston 1799 km
- Deer Park Heights 2.8 km
- Jack's Point 6.3 km
- Lower Shotover 6.5 km
- Lake Wakatipu 12 km
- Coronet Peak Ski Area 13 km
- Diamond Lake 41 km
- Lochnagar 49 km
- Earnslaw Glacier 50 km
- Lake Gunn 50 km
- Mount Nox 54 km
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