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Otago

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Crossing the widest part of the South Island, the Otago region consists of mountains in the west, with lower, fault-bounded hills in the east. This map shows the location of places mentioned in the text.

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – Otago, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/13052/otago (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.