Queenstown

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Queenstown

Gardens Gondola Lake Wakatipu Sheep Station TSS Earnslaw

 

Queenstown

Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin lake shaped like a staggered lightning bolt, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.

 

Lake Wakatipu,

 

across the lake

 

TSS Earnshaw at the dock

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cricket grounds


There are various apocryphal accounts of how the town was named, the most popular suggesting that a local gold digger exclaimed that the town was "fit for Queen Victoria". It is now known for its commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism. It is popular with young international and New Zealand travelers alike.

 

 

 

buskerer

 


The town is the largest centre in Central Otago, and the third largest in Otago. There are a few administrative functions (such as primary healthcare) that are currently administered by the neighboring province of Southland. According to the 2006 census, the usually resident population of the Queenstown urban area (including Frankton and Kelvin Heights) is 10422, an increase of 22.1% since 2001.

 

William Gilbert Rees

 


Its neighboring towns and districts include Arrowtown, Wanaka, Alexandra, and Cromwell. The nearest cities are Dunedin and Invercargill.

 

the Thirsty Ram

 

 

 

Little Wool Shed

 

 

 

footwear - big and small

The Queenstown-Lakes District has a land area of 8,704.97 kmē (3,361.01 sq mi) not counting its inland lakes (Lake Hawea, Lake Wakatipu, and Lake Wanaka). It had a 2006 census population of 22,956 usual residents.

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courthouse

 

hotel

 

older building

 

 

Jet Boat

 

getting on board

 

returning

 

making room for the next group


Gardens Gondola Lake Wakatipu Sheep Station TSS Earnslaw

Arrowtown Banks Peninsula Bird Park Bungy jumping Christchurch Countryside Dairy farming Doubtful Sound Dunedin Elderhostel Franz Joseph Glow worms Greymouth Kingston Flyer Mount Cook Purakaunui Falls Queenstown Rainforest Riverton Ross Goldfields Sheep farming Shell Jewelry Taiaoria Head Te Anau TransAlpine Express Waimakariri River Wanaka

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