Mount Sunday, New Zealand
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Mount Sunday in New Zealand is a remote hill in the Canterbury high country best known as the filming location for Edoras, the capital of Rohan, in the "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Sunday | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film location
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hill ⓘ |
| access |
gravel road from Mount Potts Station
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walking track from car park ⓘ |
| category |
Hills of Canterbury, New Zealand
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The Lord of the Rings (film series) filming locations ⓘ Tourist attractions in Canterbury, New Zealand ⓘ |
| closestTown | Methven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| distanceFromMethven | approximately 90 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| elevation |
2005 feet
ⓘ
611 metres ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmTrilogy | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Rangitata River valley
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Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUse | high country pastoral area nearby ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury
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Canterbury high country NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakatere Conservation Park NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after musterers who camped there on Sundays ⓘ |
| near |
Rangitata River
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Upper Rangitata Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
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filming location for Edoras ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within conservation land ⓘ |
| region | Ashburton District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setConstruction | temporary Edoras set built and removed after filming ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
braided river plains
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mountain ranges ⓘ |
| terrain | glacially carved hill ⓘ |
| tourism |
location for guided Lord of the Rings tours
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popular tourist destination for Lord of the Rings fans ⓘ |
| usedAs | Edoras film set location ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.