Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring filmed at Clutha River, Wanaka. The golden plains where the Black Riders search for Frodo were filmed on the river's banks near Wanaka. On screen it's golden plains.
Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
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