Kelvin Peninsula
Kelvin Peninsula is a peninsula on the shore of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand's Otago Region. The peninsula lies between the main body of Lake Wakatipu and the lake's Frankton Arm and its outlet, the Kawarau River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 1,260 residents
- Description: suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kelvin Heights”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Williams Cottage and Queenstown Gardens.
Williams Cottage
Historic building
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Williams Cottage is a historic building, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Kelvin Peninsula.
Queenstown Gardens
Garden
Photo: FRED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Queenstown Gardens, located next to the town of Queenstown, New Zealand, is a botanical garden which contains a variety of exotic and native trees and plants as well as a large pond and a range of facilities.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Donaldytong, Public domain.
St Peter’s Church is situated 2½ km northwest of Kelvin Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queenstown and Fernhill.
Queenstown
Queenstown is a world renowned resort town in the South Island of New Zealand. The town sits on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and is surrounded by the Southern Alps.
Fernhill
Quarter
Fernhill is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the lower slopes of the Ben Lomond mountain, east of Sunshine Bay on the northern side of Lake Wakatipu. Fernhill is situated 4 km west of Kelvin Peninsula.
Frankton
Suburb
Frankton is a suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, it was formerly a separate settlement. Frankton is situated 4½ km northeast of Kelvin Peninsula.
Kelvin Peninsula
- Category: locality
- Location: Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.04664° or 45° 2′ 48″ southLongitude
168.68766° or 168° 41′ 16″ eastPopulation
1,260Elevation
346 metres (1,135 feet)Open location code
4V6CXM3Q+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 336466981OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
6249128Wikidata ID
Q6386676
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Satellite Map
Discover Kelvin Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Kelvin Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kelvin Heights”
- Turkish: “Kelvin Heights”
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Highlights include Jardine Park and Queenstown Golf Club.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kelvin Peninsula”. Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.