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Dunedin- Edinburgh of the South NZ
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. Dunedin is the start of the Southern Scenic Route, a scenic travelling route through spectacular coastal and rural scenery around the south of the South Island. Dunedin is known as the ‘Edinburgh of the South’ and has a proud Scottish heritage as well as magnificent Victorian and Edwardian historic buildings. Dunedin City has a land area of 3,314.8 square kilometres (1,279.9 sq mi), slightly smaller than the American state of Rhode Island or the English county of Cambridgeshire, and a little smaller than Cornwall. Dunedin is home...