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has gloss | eng: Pleasant Point is a small country town in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, some 19 km inland from Timaru. A service town for the surrounding farming district, it has a population of 1,222 and one of its main attractions is the heritage railway, the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway, which operates steam locomotives and one of only two Model T Ford railcar replicas in the world. For almost one hundred years, the Fairlie branch line railway passed through the town. It closed on 2 March 1968, and the heritage line utilises 2.5 km of track along the branch's old route. |
lexicalization | eng: Pleasant Point, New Zealand |
instance of | e/List of towns in New Zealand |
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has gloss | deu: Pleasant Point ist eine kleine Landgemeinde im südlichen Canterbury in Neuseeland, etwa 19 km von Timaru ins Landesinnere gelegen. Die ist ein Dienstleistungszentrum für die umliegenden Farmen und besitzt auch eine Grundschule. Die Bevölkerungszahlen beim Zensus betrugen 1996 1.224. 2001 1.158 und 2006 1.170 Einwohner |
lexicalization | deu: Pleasant Point |
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geo loc | geographic location -44.266666666666666 171.13333333333333 |
media:img | Pleasant Point Railway 1.jpg |
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