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Blue Mountains, West Otago

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Blue Mountains, West Otago
The gentle slopes of the Blue Mountains can be seen in the distance behind the rolling West Otago farmland.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – West Otago and Teviot Valley, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22800/blue-mountains-west-otago (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.