Invercargill

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The idea that there should be a cohesive city called Invercargill, was a European concept. It started to take shape when people from the Scottish settlement of Dunedin began buying land for sheep runs in the far south. The farmers needed to import stock from Australia. So in 1856 they presented a petition to Thomas Gore Browne, the Governor of New Zealand, for a port at Bluff. The Governor consented and at the same time suggested a corresponding township be called Invercargill. He wanted to pay tribute to William Cargill, a high profile Scottish pioneer involved in the administration and settlement of the Otago/Southland region. The name stuck, and soon after, chief surveyor John Turnbull Thomson declared the site. His careful planning of reserves and wide streets (many named after rivers of Scotland and northern England) remains characteristic of Invercargill.

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Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world.

It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff, which is the southernmost town in the South Island.

2008 population estimates for the urban area is 48,000.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invercargill
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Coordinates:   46°24'37"S   168°22'8"E

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  • great but why cant youre go so near that you can see houses?
  • Howdy from southern Arizona, USA. We are HUGE fans of Burt Munro. We ask that a local mark his birthplace/home/shop in Invercargill. Thanks! We love Kiwis!
  • cheers Bonedig :)
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  • Nice City
  • Answer to Bonedig: You may not be able to go to street level here, but you can using Google Street View.
  • southern most city in the world!
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