Wellington - description of the city:
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, located on the North Island. It was founded in 1840, and became the capital since 1865. Wellington is home to 331 thousand inhabitants. Port capacity is about 15 million tons a year. There is an international airport. Main industries include machine building, metallurgy, wood, paper, light and food industries. There are the University, the Royal Society of New Zealand, the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Art, the Carter Observatory, and the National Museum in Wellington. To the north of Wellington, on the Kapiti Island a famous bird sanctuary is situated.
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New Zealand
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| International title |
Wellington |
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381,900 people |
| Timezone |
Pacific/Auckland |
| State |
Wellington |
| Geographic coordinates |
Latitude: -41.28664 x Longitude: 174.77557 |
Photo Galery Wellington
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#01: Sightseeing in Wellington |
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#02: History and present of Wellington |
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#04: Famous places of Wellington |
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#05: One day in Wellington |
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#06: Photos of Wellington |
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#07: The main attractions of Wellington |
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#08: Places to see in Wellington |
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#09: Walks across Wellington |
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#10: Famous Landmarks of Wellington |
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#11: The beauty of Wellington |
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#12: Acquaintance to Wellington |
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Places to visit in Wellington
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- City Gallery Wellington
- Museum of Wellington City & Sea
- New Zealand Parliament Buildings
- Carter Observatory
- Matiu / Somes Island
- Wellington Zoo
- St. James Theatre, Wellington
- National War Memorial (New Zealand)
- Wellington cenotaph
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Famous Places
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Frohnleiten
Country: Austria
Set among gentle hills on the Mur river, the town of Frohnleiten is surrounded by a network of clearly marked rambling trails which invite visitors to take long walks. At one time Frohnleiten was an important transhipment post on the Mur. In 1763, ...
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Frognerseteren
Country: Norway
Frognerseteren is a favorite spot to take excursions. It is about a thirty minute walk from the Holmenkollen hill. The area was a pasture originally. The first inhabitants lived here during the 1790s.
Here visitors will find a traditional wo ...
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Tusenfryd
Country: Norway
Tusenfryd stands for Thousand Joys. It is also a common daisy. Tusenfryd is the largest amusement park in Norway. It is located about 20 miles south of Oslo. From the years 1950 through 1985, the area that the park is now in belonged to a zoo. The ...
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Urnes Stavkirke
Country: Norway
The Urnes Stave Church was built in the 12th church. It is a stave church that is located at Ornes, and it runs on the Lustrafjorden in the Luster municipality in Norway, in Sogn og Fjordane County. It lies on the fjord’s eastern side, ...
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Andalsnes
Country: Norway
Andalsnes is a town in More og Romsdal County, in the Rauma Municipality of Norway. Andalsnes is the administrative hub of the municipality of Rauma. It is a town comprised of 670 acres, and it has a population that is a little over 2,200. It has a ...
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