Lord of the Rings-location guidebook
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Norfolk12
S 43° 32.764 E 170° 54.387
59G E 492442 N 5178538
This is the setting for the Castle Edoras,as described on pages 54 and 55.after filming all had to be returned back to the original condition.
Waymark Code: WM62E7
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 03/21/2009
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Mt Sunday was the location for Edoras and Meduseld.
There is NO PUBLIC access to Mt Sunday, but nearby Mt Potts, a high country station provides views. Mt Potts offers accommodation and has a restaurant and you can see Mt Sunday near the entrance.
Mt Sunday is a rocky outcrop on the Canterbury Plains next to the Southern Alps located in the Rangitata River valley in Ashburton district, around 2.5 hours drive inland from Christchurch.
The Canterbury Plains is the largest plain in New Zealand and the Southern Alps is the biggest mountain chain in Australasia.
These mountains are bigger in area than the European Alps.
ISBN Number: 1869504526
Author(s): Ian Brodie
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