Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874.
- Park
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Philadelphia Zoological Garden”
- Description: zoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Philadelphia Zoo
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Latitude
39.97178° or 39° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
-75.19629° or 75° 11′ 47″ west
Open location code
87F6XRC3+PF
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Philadelphia Zoo” goes by many names.
Zoo de FiladèlfiaCatalan
Philadelphia Zoological GardenCebuano
費城動物園Chinese
費城動物學會Chinese
费城动物园Chinese
Philadelphia ZooDutch
جنينة حيوانات فيلادلفياEgyptian Arabic
Filadelfia BestoĝardenoEsperanto
Kebun Binatang PhiladelphiaIndonesian
Zoo di FiladelfiaItalian
フィラデルフィア動物園Japanese
Beeʼeldíílsánídi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼáníNavajo
باغوحش فیلادلفیاPersian
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