Penguin Beach

Penguin Beach is a beach in Dunedin City, Otago. Penguin Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Harington Point, as well as near the village Ōtākou.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taiaroa Head Lighthouse and Fort Taiaroa.

Taiaroa Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Taiaroa

Museum

Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Taiaroa is a museum.

Pukekura

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pukekura is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harington Point and Ōtākou.

Harington Point

Hamlet

Photo: Christoph Strässler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harington Point, being often incorrectly spelt Harrington Point, is a settlement at the northeastern end of Otago Peninsula, lying within the boundaries of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Ōtākou is a settlement within the boundaries of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located 25 kilometres from the city centre at the eastern end of Otago Peninsula, close to the entrance of Otago Harbour. Ōtākou is situated 3 km southwest of Penguin Beach.

Aramoana

Village

Photo: Benchill, Public domain.

Aramoana is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261. Aramoana is situated 3 km northwest of Penguin Beach.

Penguin Beach

Type: Beach
Description: beach in New Zealand
Category: landform
Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.79002° or 45° 47′ 24″ south

Longitude

170.74139° or 170° 44′ 29″ east

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

4V6G6P5R+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 190034840

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

6212383

Wikidata ID

Q49322503

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Penguin Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Penguin Beach (lapyahan sa New Zealand)”
Cebuano: “Penguin Beach”

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