Bannockburn

Bannockburn is a small historic gold mining town located outside of Cromwell in Central Otago, New Zealand. The area was first made known as a rich alluvial gold field and was mined extensively in the 1860s.
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  • Type: Village with 477 residents
  • Description: locality in Otago Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: Bannockburn, New Zealand

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cromwell.

, originally known as "The Junction", is a town in central , . It sits right at the confluence of the Clutha and Kawarau Rivers, on the .

Bannockburn

Latitude
-45.08837° or 45° 5′ 18″ south
Longitude
169.16001° or 169° 9′ 36″ east
Population
477
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ BKB
Open location code
4V6FW566+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1982710337
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2193573
Wiki­data ID
Q15196557
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Bannockburn” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Bannockburn
  • French: Bannockburn
  • Maori: Bannockburn
  • Polish: Bannockburn (Nowa Zelandia)
  • Polish: Bannockburn
  • Turkish: Bannockburn

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