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	Dunedin - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Sport is catered for in Dunedin by the floodlit rugby and cricket venue of Carisbrook, a soccer and athletics stadium (the New Caledonian Ground) at Logan Park, close to the University, and numerous golf courses and parks.
		Dunedin (grey area to lower left) sits close to the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, at the end of Otago Harbour.
		The Dunedin City Council boundaries since 1989 have extended to Middlemarch in the west, Waikouaiti in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the east and south-east, and Henley and Taieri Mouth in the south-west.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/d/u/n/Dunedin.html (1711 words)

	Dunedin
		Dunedin was founded in 1848 as a Scottish settlement by the Lay Association of the Free Church of Scotland.
		With the Dunedin City Council boundaries extending to Middlemarch in the west, the Pacific Ocean in the east and south-east, Waikouaiti in the north and Henley and Taieri Mouth in the south-west.
		Dunedin is also home to Baldwin street, the steepest street in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, with a slope of 1:2.9.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/d/du/dunedin.html (566 words)

	Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula - New Zealand Travel
		Dunedin is the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and during the gold rush was even the biggest one.
		Baldwin Street appears in the Guinness book of records as the steepest street in the world.
		The angle of the street is at 1:1:266.
	www.trekker.co.il /english/new-zealand-dunedin-otago.htm (609 words)

	Dunedin Inn :: New Zealand Dunedin Inn - Accommodation
		Dunedin: Dunedin was founded on the hard toil of whalers, gold-miners and determined Scottish settlers.
		Dunedin is known for its close proximity to wildlife — penguins, albatrosses, fur seals and sea lions.
		Dunedin’s Baldwin Street is believed to be the world’s steepest residential road.
	www.aatravel.co.nz /new-zealand-Dunedin/Dunedin_Inn.html (234 words)

	Dunedin travel guide - Wikitravel
		Dunedin [1], old Gaelic for Edinburgh, is the second-largest city on the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Otago region.
		Dunedin is known as the Edinburgh of the South and is proud of its Scots heritage.
		Dunedin airport is 30 kilometers out of town on the nearest piece of flat land that was big enough.
	wikitravel.org /en/Dunedin (2643 words)

	Baldwin Street, Dunedin New Zealand is The steepest Street in the world.
		Baldwin Street, Dunedin New Zealand is The steepest Street in the world.
		Baldwin Street, at Dunedin's Northern end is reputed by the
		At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately (19° or 35%) - that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the altitude rises by 1 metre.
	www.ourshop.co.nz /baldwinstreet.htm (328 words)

	Dunedin Hotels. Dunedin Accommodation Hotel New Zealand Discounts
		Location Dunedin welcomes its visitors with traditional Scots hospitality handed down from the city's founding fathers, who in 1848 settled in the hills at the head of the fiord-like Otago Harbour.
		It is also close to the university, hospital and many key attractions, including Baldwin Street, claimed to be the steepest street in the world.
		Dunedin’s largest hotel proudly stands in the heart of the city.
	www.holidaycity.com /dunedinhotels (575 words)

	Dunedin, New Zealand: Things To See & Do
		This thoroughfare is the main street of Dunedin, home of local and international fashion houses, packed with shopping opportunities and within easy reach of most local historical monuments.
		Dunedin's Scottish ties are recognised by the fact that a piece of rock from Edinburgh Castle is incorporated into the lookout.
		A bustling township is worth a daytrip from Dunedin, with its historic monuments, numerous traditional craft workshops and the beautiful surrounding landscape.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /newzealand/dunedin_things_todo.htm (707 words)

	New Zealand Travel Planner
		Baldwin Street runs off a main road just minutes from the centre of the city.
		Although in a city that dates back to the middle of last century - and was settled by hardy, pioneering Scots who named their hilly, harbour settlement 'Dunedin - Edinburgh of the South' - Baldwin Street didn't yield its secret until 1985.
		Dalmeny Street is two streets away and View Street is an important traffic link in the centre of town.
	www.travelplanner.co.nz /articles/index.cfm?aid=3 (754 words)

	Dunedin New Zealand : Reviews from the Lost Luggage Tales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dunedin is the second largest city in the south island and is also the home of the first university.
		Dunedin's ostentatious wealth in the later half of the 19th century produced a grand Victorian city in the south pacific.
		Dunedin's first permanent settlers arrived at Port Chalmers in March 1848, so after gold was discovered in the Otago and the province quickly became the richest and the most influential in the colony.
	www.lostluggagetales.com /reviews/dunedin.shtml (444 words)

	Dunedin activity planner - New Zealand
		Dunedin was founded on the picks, harpoons and hard toil of goldminers, whalers and early Scottish settlers over 150 years ago.
		Dunedin even has an authentic castle - Larnach Castle was the grand home of an early politician.
		Dunedin is rich in heritage, wildlife and culture.
	www.firstlighttravel.com /act_dunedin.html (745 words)

	Baldwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baldwin Street in Dunedin (New Zealand), is world's steepest street, with a maximum slope of 38%.
		Baldwin Locomotive Works, one of the world's largest builders of steam locomotives in the 19th and early 20th century.
		Baldwin Piano is the largest manufacturer of pianos and keyboard instruments in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baldwin (567 words)

	Steepest Streets in Dunedin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Baldwin is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the Steepest street in the world, (but there is some dispute over this as only 6m out of the total street length of 30m is at the steepest gradient).
		Baldwin Street has a maximum gradient of 1m in 2.86m (191).
		This means for every 2.86 metres horizontal it goes up vertically 1 metre The horizontal length of Baldwin street from North Road to the top of the street is 359 metres.
	www.cityofdunedin.com /city/?page=roading_steep_street (171 words)

	Dunedin New Zealand: Yellow-eyed penguins, Royal Albatross Colony, Larnach Castle, Casino
		Dunedin is located on the south east coast of the South Island of New Zealand and has a population of around 120 000.
		It is the main centre of the province of Otago, which is a large area in the lower South Island.
		The City of Dunedin - The main street of Dunedin is George Street which ends at "The Octagon", an octagonal road structure in the centre of the city, which then continues as Princes Street.
	www.newzealandnz.co.nz /dunedin (334 words)

	Baldwin Street, Dunedin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2001 a 19-year-old University of Otago student was killed when she and another student attempted to travel down the street inside a two wheeled rubbish wheelie bin.
		Nevertheless, it appears that Baldwin Street is the world's steepest street, as the next contender, Eldred Street in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California, at 33% gradient is one of three streets in Los Angeles between 32% and 33.3%.
		The next street to the south, Dalmeny, is formed of concrete (like Baldwin) and very steep.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baldwin_Street,_Dunedin (613 words)

	Dunedin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On 11th July 1998 I was fortunate enough to be able to spend a day in the deep south of New Zealand with Chris Medlicott.
		After an Express trip down to Dunedin (Chris,s home town) from Christchurch in a rented Japanese Buzz box it was great to climb into a FSJ again for some 4 wheeling, followed by a tour of the city and all the local sites.
		The photo on the right hand side by the way is taken in Baldwin Street, Dunedin - Officially the world's steepest street.
	home.off-road.com /~ozifsja/meetings/meet_2.htm (248 words)

	Must See, Must Do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Visitors to Dunedin often comment that there is so much more to see and do in the city and surrounding area than they had expected.
		Within the city boundaries are numerous noteworthy gardens, from the formally laid out annual colour displays of the Dunedin Railway Station gardens, to the delightful private gardens owned by local residents.
		The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is acknowledged for its collections of 16th to 19th century British and European water colours and oils, while its ongoing programme of international and national exhibitions is worthy of further investigation.
	www.cityofdunedin.com /city?page=visiting_mustsee (1330 words)

	Google Earth Community: Steepest street in the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Baldwin Street, at Dunedin, New Zealand is reputed by the Guinness Book of Records as being the steepest street in the world (38% gradient = 1 in 1.266).
		I used to live near Baldwin Street, Dunedin when I was at university.
		The photos of Dunedin have recently been improved considerably and are about one year old around Baldwin Street.
	bbs.keyhole.com /ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/700663/Main/62541 (252 words)

	2001 Darwin Award: Rubbish!
		(1 March 2000, New Zealand) Baldwin Street in Dunedin is listed as the steepest in the world in The Guinness Book of World Records, and it was at the top of this 38-degree incline that Ana and her friend hatched a plan for a midnight downhill slide.
		The two university students dragged a two-wheeled rubbish bin up the street, climbed in, shoved off, and down they went in their makeshift sleigh.
		As they hurtled pell-mell down Baldwin Street in the wee hours of the morning, residents described being awakened by "a hell of a racket" which went on for some time before ending with a sickening crash.
	www.darwinawards.com /darwin/darwin2001-12.html (227 words)

	Here: In Beechview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It's the steepest street in this hilly town and, probably, the region, with a grade of 37 percent -- that is, rising 37 feet per 100 feet of run.
		The world's steepest claim is made by Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, but its steepest part, according to the town's own Web site, is only 35 percent.
		She watched the car climb about a third of the way up, then slide back and over a curb, where it teetered like something out of a cartoon.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05030/448976.stm (703 words)

	Baldwin Street in Dunedin - the steepest street in the world. We took our little rental car up it.
		Baldwin Street in Dunedin - the steepest street in the world.
		Baldwin Street is in the Guinness Book of Records.
		Sydney's steepest street is William Henry in Ultimo.
	dougiamas.com /images/200101/nz/index.php?image=baldwin-street.jpg&d=d.html (1245 words)

	Dunedin
		Dunedin is the second largest city in the South Island and was founded by Scottish settlers in 1848.
		Wrapped in history, Dunedin can give both the young and old a wonderful holiday with man-made and nature's wonders to look at.
		The Visitors Centre is a colourful, educational, interactive environment with chocolate themed displays where you can learn about the history of Cadbury and chocolate through the ages, and see working examples of machinery used in days gone by.
	www.kidsfriendlynz.com /destination/southisland/Dunedin.html (512 words)

	Dunedin tours and things to do in Dunedin
		Dunedin's Baldwin Street has been cited by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's steepest street, just on the ourskirts of the city it is fun to try and walk up.
		Dunedin has Larnach Castle New Zealand's one and only Castle but you need a car to get to it.
		You can also take a ride on Taieri Gorge Railway The journey commences at Dunedin's beautiful old railway station which was seemingly built for tourists and located at the bottom of Stuart Street.
	www.ki-wi.co.nz /dunedin_things_to_do.htm (406 words)

	Dunedin : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		Other Highlights -- Forgive me for not walking up Baldwin Street, which, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is the world's steepest street.
		To get to Baldwin Street, take the Normandy bus to North Road; Baldwin is the 10th street on the right past the Botanic Gardens.
		Equally impressive are the Aberdeen granite pillars supporting arches of the colonnade across the front, the red Marseilles tiles on the roof, and the colorful mosaic floor (more than 725,000 Royal Doulton porcelain squares) in the massive foyer depicting a "puffing billy" engine.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/dunedin/2741010029.html (1071 words)

	Walt's New Zealand Trip
		Dunedin is home to the world’s steepest street.
		Unlike Lombard Street in San Francisco, where the switchbacks up the steep hill result in the “world’s crookedest street”, the approach of Dunedin’s Baldwin Street is to just go straight up the hill.
		Deciding that it was best not to let Ed onto any Dunedin street by himself, we took him along with us.
	home.earthlink.net /~waltmeier/nz/nz7.html (1006 words)

	Private Property for Sale, Dunedin, New Zealand, (NZ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dunedin was founded on the back of riches from the 1861 Gold Rush and grew from an isolated outpost to a bastion of European culture, retaining close links to its Scottish ancestry.
		Dunedin is famous for a variety of attractions including its lively student culture, Lanarch Castle, Baldwin Street (the steepest street in the world), Speight's Brewery, Cadbury's Chocolate Factory, Otago Harbour, neo-Gothic cathedral and the beautiful Otago Peninsula home to an Albatross colony.
		If you've got a Dunedin property for sale, then find out more about listing it with us here.
	www.commissionfree.co.nz /index.cfm/Dunedin (249 words)

	Baldwin Street, Dunedin: Unicycle.com NZ : buy a unicycle or learn unicycling
		Baldwin street sits tucked away in smoky North East Valley, nestled in amongst a row of ridiculously steep streets on the side of Signal Hill.
		It has been used by many people to hone their climbing/descending skills; be they (bi)cyclists, runners, rollerbladers, pogostickers, skateboarders, Xtreme little old grannies walking their dogs; and of course unicyclists.
		In May 2001 Ken visited Dunedin for his University graduation and he rode up and down Baldwin Street on his 20' unicycle.
	www.unicycle.co.nz /View.php?action=Page&Name=BaldwinStreetDunedin (421 words)

	Photo - Baldwin Street Dunedin - Steepest in World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Photo - Baldwin Street Dunedin - Steepest in World
		Dunedin - New Zealand - Feb 20 2003
		Baldwin Street in Dunedin, which is reported in the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world, viewed from the top of the street.
	www.ozhiker.com /newzealand/photogallery/slides/R07-F01.html (44 words)

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