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Otago region

  • Vegetation

  • Landforms

  • Highways

  • Districts

  • Place names

The Otago region reaches from the Southern Alps to the South Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by Canterbury and the south-west by Southland.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/22164/otago-region (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 18 August 2009, updated 1 May 2015.