Port Nelson
Port Nelson, as its name suggests, is the main port area of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the northwest of Nelson city centre, to the north of Washington Valley, at the southern end of Nelson Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 50 residents
- Description: suburb of Nelson, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Port Nelson, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trafalgar Park and Trafalgar Centre.
Trafalgar Park
Stadium
Photo: Lazioman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trafalgar Park is a sports ground located beside the Central Business District of Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000, following upgrades completed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Trafalgar Centre
Sports venue
The Trafalgar Centre is a multipurpose events centre located in Nelson, New Zealand. The stadium was built in 1972 and opened in 1973. The main stadium holds up to 2,460 people. It can be used as two tennis courts or four basketball courts.
Nelson Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: dws~11, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boulder Bank Lighthouse is a decommissioned 19th century lighthouse located near the Port Nelson end of the Boulder Bank. It was New Zealand's second permanent lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beachville and Stepneyville.
Beachville
Quarter
Beachville is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies at the western edge of Nelson city centre, to the southeast of Port Nelson. Beachville includes a park, Fountain Reserve, and a public garden, Fountain Place Gardens.
Stepneyville
Quarter
Stepneyville is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 6 to the west of Nelson city centre, on the shore of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, between Port Nelson and Britannia Heights.
Washington Valley
Suburb
Washington Valley is a major inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the west of Nelson city centre and south of Stepneyville and Beachville. The equivalent Statistics New Zealand statistical area of Washington covers a land area of 1.12 km2.
Port Nelson
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.26115° or 41° 15′ 40″ southLongitude
173.27658° or 173° 16′ 36″ eastPopulation
50Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ PONOpen location code
4VCMP7QG+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 253311252OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Port Nelson” goes by many names.
- French: “Port Nelson (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Port Nelson”
- Maori: “Port Nelson”
- Turkish: “Port Nelson”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maitai and The Wood.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maritime NZ Nelson office and Nelson Marina.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Port Nelson”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.