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Dog Box Bivouac

Southland · Nouvelle-Zélande0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Dog Box Bivouac in the Von valley, Queenstown/Athol area (Otago, South Island, New Zealand), at 570 m elevation. Continuous Otago cluster (batches 181-322). Tiny historic NZFS/DOC bivouac (the amusing name "Dog Box" refers to its cramped size), located amid Chionochloa tussock and matagouri (Discaria toumatou), heritage of 1860s+ musterers and the Central Otago gold rushes.

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The setting

Von, Queenstown/Athol, Otago, NZ, 570 m, continuous cluster batches 181-322, tiny NZFS/DOC "Dog Box" bivouac, cramped size, Chionochloa/Discaria toumatou, 1860s+ musterers, Central Otago gold rushes.