The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Locations

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an adventure fantasy drama action film directed by Peter Jackson, scored by Howard Shore, written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. Starring Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, John Bach, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, and Elijah Wood, the film was released on 17 December 2003 in the United States, grossed $1.142 billion worldwide, won 11 Oscars including "Best Picture", "Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay", and "Best Music, Original Score". The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was shot at Camperdown Studios and Stone Street Studios in Wellington, New Zealand. Hobbiton was located in Hinuera Valley, Matamata. Filming locations included Mount Ruapehu, Milford Sound, Upper Hutt, Twizel, and Rangipo Desert.

Tongariro National Park. Photo by Tomáš Malík on Unsplash.

Where was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Filmed?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was filmed in Deer Park Heights, Edoras, Hobbiton, Lothlórien, Milford Sound, Mount Ruapehu, Putangirua Pinnacles, Queenstown, Rangipo Desert, Stone Street Studios, Tongariro National Park, Twizel and Upper Hutt.

The complete list of the locations with latitude and longitude coordinates are listed below in the table.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Locations Map

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Locations Table

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