Mount Cook

Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of , the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,510 residents
  • Description: suburb of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Mount Cook, Wellington”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nairn Street Cottage and Museum of New Zealand.

Museum
Photo: Musuems Wellington, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is Wellington's oldest original cottage. It was originally built by the Wallis family, who lived in the cottage for three generations.

Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Te Papa Tongarewa is 's national museum and is located in . Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National and the National Art Gallery.

Stadium
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The , commonly referred to as the Basin and also known as the Cello for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aro Valley and City.

Suburb
Photo: Silenceisfoo, Public domain.
The forms a small inner-city suburb of in . It takes its name from the stream which originally flowed where modern Hōniana Te Puni Street is.

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Wellington is that part of the urban area of in New Zealand that is administered by Wellington Council. The Windy is centred on the western foreshore of Wellington Harbour and stretches as far north as the suburb of Tawa.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , the capital city of , under the governance of Wellington City Council. It lies 3 km south of Wellington's central business district on the eastern slopes of the hills above .

Mount Cook

Latitude
-41.30057° or 41° 18′ 2″ south
Longitude
174.77214° or 174° 46′ 20″ east
Population
7,510
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Named after
Captain James Cook
Open location code
4VCPMQXC+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267986959
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6244801
Wiki­data ID
Q15256743
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Cook from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Mount Cook” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Mount Cook”
  • French: “Mount Cook”
  • Hebrew: “מאונט קוק, ולינגטון”
  • Hebrew: “מאונט קוק”
  • Japanese: “マウント・クック”
  • Slovenian: “Mount Cook”
  • Turkish: “Mount Cook”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fitchettown and Te Aro.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lifepoint Church / Wellington Lifepoint Assemblies of God and Torrens Terrace Reserve.

Wellington: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into City and Porirua.

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