Clyde (N.Z.)
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Name (Latin)
Clyde (N.Z.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Clyde, N.Z
Coordinates
169.327 169.327 -45.191 -45.191 (gooearth )
Associated country
New Zealand
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- BGN 5/31/89(Clyde, ppl, 45°11ʹS, 169°19ʹE)
- New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on August 19, 2024:search for place names (Clyde; location: 39.587S 176.913E; history/origin/meaning: the name has no connection with the Clutha River, but commemorates Lord Clyde (Sir Colin Campbell), one of the heroes of the Crimea and of the Indian Mutiny; land district: Otago)
- Wikipedia WWW site, viewed on August 19, 2024:Clyde, New Zealand page (Clyde, formerly Dunstan, is a small town in Central Otago, New Zealand; located on the Clutha River, between Cromwell and Alexandra; Clyde grew up around the former settlement of Dunstan during the Otago gold rush of the 1860s. The town could once claim to be the most populous in New Zealand during the height of gold fever. The town's post office (and thus the town) was officially renamed from Dunstan to Clyde on 22 May 1865)
- Veitch, B. Clyde on the Dunstan, 1976 (subj.)t.p. (Clyde) p. 4 of cover (situated at mouth of Cromwell Gorge in Central Otago)
- BGN 5/31/89(Clyde, ppl, 45p0s11ʹS, 169p0s19ʹE)
Wikipedia description:
Clyde, formerly Dunstan, is a small town in Central Otago, New Zealand with a population of 1,200 in June 2025. It is located on the Clutha River, between Cromwell and Alexandra.
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