Kelso
Kelso is a former town in Otago, New Zealand, located ten kilometres north of Tapanui on the Crookston Burn, close to its junction with the larger Pomahaka River. The town was abandoned in the 1980s after two large floods inundated the settlement.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (480 feet)
- …is also known as “Kelso, New Zealand”
- Description: locality in Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tapanui and Heriot.
Tapanui
Tapanui is a small town in West Otago in New Zealand's…
4½ km southeast of Kelso
Heriot
Hamlet
Heriot is a small settlement in West Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.
8 km northeast of Kelso
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Latitude
-45.90599° or 45° 54′ 22″ south
Longitude
169.23015° or 169° 13′ 49″ east
Open location code
4V6F36VJ+J3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = locality
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Kelso” goes by many names.
Kelso, New ZealandDutch
كيلسوEgyptian Arabic
KelsoMaori
KelsoTurkish
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