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Aylesbury, New Zealand | |
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.svg)  Aylesbury | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′S 172°16′E / 43.533°S 172.267°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Selwyn District |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.[1] It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee.[1]
The epicentre of the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010, was very close to Aylesbury and the largest land surface fractures were in this locality.[2]
Aylesbury was the scene of a train derailment on 4 June 1943, with three fatalities and twenty people injured.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand: The Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1903.
- ^ "City awakes to billion-dollar aftershock". The New Zealand Herald. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Otago Daily Times, Issue 25392, 25 November 1943, Page 6 cited in the National Library of New Zealand
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