Otago Peninsula

The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of , New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Otago peninsula”, “Otako”, “Peninsula de Otago”, “Полуостров Отаго”, and “奥塔哥半岛”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Larnach Castle and Sandymount.

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
is a mock castle on the ridge of the… is situated 3½ km northwest of Otago Peninsula.

Peak
is a prominent hill on Otago Peninsula, in the southeastern of .

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pukehiki and Portobello.

Hamlet
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small locality on the Otago Peninsula… is situated 3 km west of Otago Peninsula.

Quarter
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village beside the … is situated 4½ km north of Otago Peninsula.

Otago Peninsula

Latitude
-45.87937° or 45° 52′ 46″ south
Longitude
170.66128° or 170° 39′ 41″ east
Elevation
176 metres (577 feet)
Open location code
4V6G4MC6+7G
Geo­Names ID
2185386
Wiki­data ID
Q43849
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Otago Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبه جزيرة أوتاجو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Otaqo yarımadası”
  • Basque: “Otago penintsula”
  • Catalan: “Otago Peninsula”
  • Cebuano: “Otago Peninsula”
  • Chinese: “奥塔戈半岛”
  • Chinese: “奧塔哥半島”
  • Dutch: “Otago Peninsula”
  • Esperanto: “Duoninsulo Otago”
  • French: “péninsule d’Otago”
  • French: “Péninsule d’Otago”
  • French: “Péninsule dOtago”
  • German: “Otago Peninsula”
  • Indonesian: “Semenanjung Otago”
  • Japanese: “オタゴ半島”
  • Korean: “오타고반도”
  • Maori: “Muaūpoko”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Otago Peninsula”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Otago-halvøya”
  • Persian: “شبه جزیره اوتاگو”
  • Persian: “شبه‌جزیره اوتاگو”
  • Portuguese: “Península de Otago”
  • Russian: “Отаго”
  • Slovenian: “Otago (polotok)”
  • Slovenian: “Otago”
  • Spanish: “Península de Otago”
  • Swedish: “Otagohalvön”
  • Turkish: “Otago Yarımadası”
  • Ukrainian: “Отаго”
  • Ukrainian: “Півострів Отаго”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sandymount and Pukehiki.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lovers Leap and Dicks Hill.

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