National Zoological Park

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, commonly known as the National Zoological Park or simply the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States.
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  • Zoo
  • …lies at an elevation of 115 feet (35 metres)
  • …was formerly known as “Rock Creek Zoo”
  • Description: zoological park in Washington, D.C., United States
  • Postal code: 20008
  • Also known as
    “National Zoo”
    “National Zoo Park”
    “NZCBI”
    “NZP”
    “Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park”
    “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
    “Smithsonian’s National Zoo”
    “Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute”

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a life-size fiberglass statue of a Triceratops by Louis Paul Jonas. is situated 660 feet southeast of National Zoological Park.
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is situated 1,400 feet north of National Zoological Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodley Park and Lanier Heights.
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National Zoological Park

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Latitude
38.92956° or 38° 55′ 46″ north
Longitude
-77.0497° or 77° 2′ 59″ west
Open location code
87C4WXH2+R4
Geo­Names ID
4139776
Wiki­data ID
Q1043283

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“National Zoological Park” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Washingtoneko zooa”
  • Belarusian: “Смітсанаўскі Нацыянальны заалагічны парк”
  • Cebuano: “National Zoological Park”
  • Chinese: “史密森國立動物園”
  • Chinese: “国家动物园”
  • Chinese: “美国国家动物园”
  • Chinese: “美國國家動物園”
  • Czech: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Dutch: “National Zoo”
  • Dutch: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة الحيوانات الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Vaŝingtona Bestoĝardeno”
  • French: “parc zoologique national de Washington”
  • French: “Parc zoologique national de Washington”
  • French: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • French: “Zoo de Washington”
  • German: “National Zoo”
  • German: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Hebrew: “הפארק הזואולוגי הלאומי של ארצות הברית”
  • Icelandic: “Smithsonian-dýragarðurinn”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Smithsonian”
  • Indonesian: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Zoologi Nasional Smithsonian”
  • Italian: “National Zoo”
  • Italian: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Italian: “Zoo di Washington”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ国立動物園”
  • Japanese: “スミソニアン動物園”
  • Japanese: “スミソニアン国立動物園”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン国立動物園”
  • Japanese: “国立動物園”
  • Korean: “미국 국립 동물원”
  • Korean: “미국 국립동물원”
  • Korean: “미국국립동물원”
  • Korean: “스미스소니언 동물원”
  • Korean: “워싱턴 동물원”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Zoological Park”
  • Norwegian: “National Zoological Park”
  • Persian: “پارک ملی جانورشناسی اسمیتسونین”
  • Polish: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Portuguese: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Russian: “Вашингтонский зоопарк”
  • Russian: “Национальный зоологический парк”
  • Russian: “Смитсоновский национальный зоологический парк”
  • Russian: “Смитсоновский Национальный зоологический парк”
  • Spanish: “Parque zoologico nacional Smithsoniano”
  • Spanish: “Parque zoológico nacional Smithsoniano”
  • Spanish: “Smithsonian National Zoological Park”
  • Spanish: “Zoologico Nacional de Smithsonian”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico Nacional de Smithsonian”
  • Swedish: “National Zoological Park”
  • Ukrainian: “Смітсонівський національний зоопарк”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل زولوجیکل پارک (ریاستہائے متحدہ)”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل زولوجیکل پارک”
  • Western Panjabi: “سمتھسونین نیشنل زولوجیکل پارک”

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