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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Otago Peninsula, Banks Peninsula, Yellow-eyed Penguin, Northern Royal Albatross, Otago Harbour, Andersons Bay, Coromandel Peninsula, Point Chevalier, Mount Maunganui, James Macandrew, Pouto Peninsula, Tawharanui Peninsula, Weller brothers, Larnach Castle, Taiaroa Head, Whangaparaoa Peninsula, Waverley, Otago, Shiel Hill, Victory Beach, Otakou, Tiwai Point, North Auckland Peninsula, Tomahawk Lagoon, Macandrew Bay, Aupouri Peninsula, Farewell Spit, Hardwicke Knight, Ocean Grove, New Zealand, Mahia Peninsula, Broad Bay, New Zealand, Miramar Peninsula, Purerua Peninsula, Portobello, New Zealand, Sandfly Bay, Neville Peat, Portobello Marine Laboratory, Challis, New Zealand, Kaikoura Peninsula, Boulder Beach, Pukehiki, Harington Point, nawe Peninsula, Cape Brett Peninsula, Sandymount, New Zealand, Cape Saunders. Excerpt: The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies south-east of Otago Harbour and runs parallel to the mainland for 20 km, with a maximum width of 9 km. It is joined to the mainland at the south-west end by a narrow isthmus about 1.5 km wide. The suburbs of Dunedin encroach onto the western end of the peninsula, and seven townships and communities lie along the harbourside shore. The majority of the land is sparsely populated and occupied by steep open pasture. The peninsula is home to many species of wildlife, notably seabirds, pinnipeds, and penguins, and several ecotourism businesses operate in the area. NASA satellite photo of Otago Peninsula and Otago Harbour. The city of Dunedin is located at the isthmus at lower left.The peninsula was formed at the same time as the hills that face it across the harbour, as part of a large, l...
