What is Queenstown, New Zealand?
'''Queenstown''' ({{lang-mi|Tāhuna}}) is a [[wikt:resort|resort]] town in [[Otago]] in the south-west of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]]. It has a [[population]] of 13 200 (2015).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://population.city/new-zealand/queenstown/ |title=Queenstown · Population |publisher=population.city |access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> The town is built around an [[wikt:inlet|inlet]] called Queenstown Bay on [[Lake Wakatipu]]. It has spectacular views of nearby mountains. These include [[The Remarkables]], [[Cecil Peak]], [[Walter Peak, New Zealand|Walter Peak]], [[Ben Lomond (Otago)|Ben Lomond]] and [[Queenstown Hill]]. It was named after [[Queen Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.larchhill.com/queenstown.htm |title=Queenstown New Zealand, Activity Capital of the World |publisher=Larch Hill B&B |access-date=February 1, 2017 |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013111120/http://www.larchhill.com/queenstown.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Queenstown-Lakes}} [[Category:Cities in New Zealand]] [[Category:Queenstown-Lakes District]]