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Invercargill

Australia and New Zealand

Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region, lying in the Southland Plains east of the Oreti or New River, about 18 kilometres north of Bluff, the southernmost town in the South Island. The city sits amid rich farmland bordered by conservation and marine reserve land, including Fiordland National Park and the Catlins coastal region.

Facts
Population
54,204 1
Area (sq km)
491 2
Founding Year
1853 2
Elevation (m)
0 2
Latitude
46.429 degrees south 2
Longitude
168.362 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+12:00 3
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Invercargill Brewery

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Invercargill Rowing Club

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Source Invercargill Rowing Club (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Invercargill Rowing Club is a New Zealand rowing club.
Sources
1. Invercargill (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population was 54,204,
  • In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Invercargill (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1853-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -46.429, longitude 168.362
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 0 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 491.0 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Invercargill - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2189529
    -46.4 168.35 P PPLA NZ F8 075 58000 6 Pacific/Auckland
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 6 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -46.25, 168.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -46.25, 168.25
-46.25 168.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Invercargill
Wikidata Q31805, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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