OTIRA TUNNEL.
The following comparative statement, compiled from the latest available sources by Mr J. B. Cowing, shows the Otira Tunnel to be • the seventh longest in the world:— Alu . Name of Length. tutle. tunnel. Country. miles, yards, ft. Simplon ' Switzerland-Italy 13 458 2313 St. Gothard Switzerland-Italy 9 5G4 3783' Loitschberg Switzerland ... 9 55 4077 Mont Cenis Prance-Italy ... 7 1730 4248 Arlberg Austria • 6 404 4300 Eicken • Switzerland ... 5 610 650 Otira New Zealand ... 6* 654 2423 Tauern Austria ... ... 5 546' 4020 Eonco Italy '. 5 277 Tenda Italy 5 56 3260 WOELD'S HIGHEST TUNNELS. Caldera Peru 1 1320 15,774 Trans-Andine Chile-Argentine .... 1 651 10,500
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Otago Witness, Issue 3335, 13 February 1918, Page 58
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104OTIRA TUNNEL. Otago Witness, Issue 3335, 13 February 1918, Page 58
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