 Looking across the Clutha towards the town centre. The distinctive road bridge is visible in the centre of the picture Balclutha is a town in Otago, it lies towards the end of the Clutha River on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is about halfway between Dunedin and Invercargill. A service town for the fertile farming region around the lower reaches of the Clutha River, it is also the nearest large centre to the Catlins, a scenic region of forest, wildlife, and rugged coastline. Download high resolution version (1400x1146, 153 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Otago pronunciation? is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the south-east of the South Island. ...
Geography The Clutha River is the second longest river in New Zealand and flows south-southeast for 340 kilometres through Central and South Otago to the Pacific Ocean, 75 kilometres south west of Dunedin. ...
The South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ...
Alternative meanings at Dunedin (disambiguation) Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ...
Invercargill is the southernmost and also the most western city in New Zealand, and one of the most southern settlements in the world. ...
The Catlins is an area in the south of the South Island of New Zealand and lies between Balclutha and Invercargill. ...
Known locally as The Big River Town, Balclutha's name - and that of the river on which it stands - reflects the Scottish origin of the town's settlement, and translates from Scottish Gaelic as "Town on the Clyde". Balclutha has a population of 4104 (2001 census), and is the largest town in South Otago. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...
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The Clutha flows through the town. The Clutha is the largest river in New Zealand by volume of water, and the country's second longest after the Waikato. It provides the town with various recreational facilities, including fishing (brown trout), water skiing and power boating. Waikato River passing through Hamilton The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. ...
The most prominent structure in the town is the concrete road bridge across the river, which was built in 1938. The South Island Main Trunk Railway crosses the river some 800 metres downstream. Most of the town lies on the flat land which lies within a wide loop in the river to the south of the road bridge, but North Balclutha perches on the hill to the north of the bridge and Rosebank on the hill to the South.
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