Korkeasaari

Korkeasaari is an island in . The literal meaning of Korkeasaari is "Tall Island/Islet". It is part of the Mustikkamaa–Korkeasaari district. is located on the island and named after it.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Högholm”, “Högholmskobb”, “Korkeasaarenluoto”, and “Korkesaari”
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Korkeasaari Zoo and Hylkysaari.

Zoo
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Helsinki Zoo, is the largest zoo in Finland, located in 's Korkeasaari island. The zoo was first opened in 1889.

Island
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is an island.

Church
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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nihti and Sompasaari.

Neighborhood
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is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the district in , . On the northern side of the Nihdinkanava channel is the island of .

Quarter
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is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the district in , . On the southern side of the Nihdinkanava channel built in the middle of is the island of .

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Korkeasaari

Latitude
60.17444° or 60° 10′ 28″ north
Longitude
24.98444° or 24° 59′ 4″ east
Open location code
9GG65XFM+QQ
Geo­Names ID
651476
Wiki­data ID
Q54824182
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Korkeasaari” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوركياسآري”
  • Cebuano: “Korkeasaari (pulo sa Finland, Uusimaa, lat 60,17, long 24,98)”
  • Cebuano: “Korkeasaari”
  • Chinese: “高岛”
  • Chinese: “高島”
  • Dutch: “Korkeasaari”
  • Finnish: “Korkeasaari”
  • French: “Korkeasaari”
  • German: “Korkeasaari”
  • Persian: “کرکئاساری”
  • Persian: “کورکساری”
  • Polish: “Korkeasaari”
  • Spanish: “Korkeasaari”
  • Swedish: “Högholmen”
  • Turkish: “Korkeasaari”

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Localities in the Area

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