Kìwekì Point
Kìwekì Point, formerly Nepean Point, is a hill overlooking the Ottawa River in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located between the National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: peninsula in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Kiwekì Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Gallery of Canada and Royal Canadian Mint.
National Gallery of Canada
Art gallery
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Canada, located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres, with 12,400 square metres of space used for exhibiting art.
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
Church
Photo: Daryl Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada located on 385 Sussex Drive in the Lower Town neighbourhood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ByWard Market and Gatineau.
ByWard Market
Neighborhood
Photo: Trappy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ByWard Market, is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the east of Parliament Hill and Major's Hill Park.
Gatineau
Photo: Óðinn, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca.
Gatineau is a city in the Outaouais region of Quebec, on the north shore of the Ottawa River, across from Canada's capital, Ottawa. It is part of the official National Capital Region which constitutes the fourth largest urban area in the country, after Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Lower Town
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lower Town (also spelled "Lowertown" is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Vanier Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to the east of downtown. It is the oldest neighbourhood of the city, with construction beginning in 1826.
Kìwekì Point
- Categories: urban park, peninsula, hill, and recreation area
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42955° or 45° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.70028° or 75° 42′ 1″ westElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
87Q6C7HX+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 39635209OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
Discover Kìwekì Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kìwekì Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nepean Point (punta sa Ontario)”
- Cebuano: “Nepean Point”
- Dutch: “Nepean Point”
- French: “pointe Kiwekì”
- French: “Pointe Kiwekì”
- Korean: “네핀 포인트”
- Romanian: “Nepean Point”
- Swedish: “Nepean Point”
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