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  2. Northern royal albatross - Wikipedia

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    The Taiaroa Head colony is the only albatross colony found on a human-inhabited mainland in the Southern Hemisphere. When they are not breeding, northern royal albatrosses undertake circumpolar flights in the southern oceans, and in particular like the Humboldt Current and the Patagonian Shelf. [8] Diomedea sanfordi – south east Tasmania

  3. Harington Point - Wikipedia

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    The settlement can be reached via a 45-minute drive from Dunedin City on sealed roads, and is also serviced 7 days per week by a regular bus service taking 60 minutes from the city center, as well as a school bus. [2] Despite its small size, Harington Point offers accommodation ranging from holiday houses to self-contained motel units.

  4. Taiaroa Head - Wikipedia

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    It lies within the city limits of Dunedin. The nearest settlement, Otakou, lies three kilometres to the south. The cape is home to a lighthouse, built in 1864, and a colony of over 100 northern royal albatrosses, which established itself in 1919 [1] – the only such colony on an inhabited mainland. There is also the Royal Albatross Centre.

  5. Otago Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    Royal Albatross Colony - only mainland colony of albatross in the world; In 2008 the Dunedin City Council purchased 328 hectares of land surrounding Harbour Cone, a distinctive geological feature on the Otago Peninsula that features early-settler archaeological sites and remnants of bush from pre-colonial times.

  6. List of historic places in Dunedin - Wikipedia

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    12 Royal Terrace Maori Hill: 1890s Residential Dental School [32] 280-310 Great King Street Dunedin North: 1961 Tertiary institution Dental School (former) Great King Street Dunedin North: 1924 Tertiary institution Donaghy's Rope Walk 64 Bradshaw Street South Dunedin 1920 (replaced 1878 building) Rope making industry Duddingston School Road ...

  7. Otakou - Wikipedia

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    Otakou (Māori: Ōtākou [ɔː ˈ t aː k ɔ ʉ]) is a settlement within the boundaries of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand.It is located 25 kilometres from the city centre at the eastern end of Otago Peninsula, close to the entrance of Otago Harbour.

  8. Southern royal albatross - Wikipedia

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    The southern royal albatross or toroa, (Diomedea epomophora) is a large seabird from the albatross family. At an average wingspan of above 3 m (9.8 ft), it is one of the two largest species of albatross , together with the wandering albatross .

  9. Caversham, New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Caversham / ˈ k æ v ər ʃ əm / is one of the older suburbs (neighbourhoods) of the city of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island.It is sited at the western edge of the city's central plain at the mouth of the steep Caversham Valley, which rises to the saddle of Lookout Point.

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