Battery Point

Battery Point is a suburb of the city of , , Australia. It is immediately south of the Hobart central business district. It is in the local government area of .
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Photo: StAnselm, Public domain.
  • Type: Suburb with 2,140 residents
  • Description: suburb of Hobart, Australia
  • Also known as: “Battery Point, Tasmania” and “Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Narryna Heritage Museum and Parliament House.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Government building
Photo: Barrylb, Public domain.
, Hobart, located on Salamanca Place in , , , is the meeting place of the Parliament of Tasmania. The building was originally designed as a customs house but changed use in 1841 when Tasmania achieved self-government.

Museum
Photo: JTdale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery is a museum located in , , Australia. The museum was established in 1846, by the Royal Society of Tasmania, the oldest Royal Society outside England. The TMAG receives 400,000 visitors annually.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hobart and Sandy Bay.

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital city of and is Australia's second oldest city, after . sits along the Derwent River and began humbly as a penal colony.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of , , Australia, located immediately south of the Hobart central business district, and adjoining the suburb of Battery Point.

Suburb
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb in , , Australia. The suburb is a very small area adjacent to the city on the same part of land as the , the and the Hobart Aquatic Centre.

Battery Point

Latitude
-42.88821° or 42° 53′ 18″ south
Longitude
147.33328° or 147° 19′ 60″ east
Population
2,140
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
4R99486M+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60798104
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8349119
Wiki­data ID
Q4869876
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Urdu—“Battery Point” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Battery Point”
  • French: “Battery Point”
  • Hebrew: “באטרי פוינט”
  • Irish: “Battery Point”
  • Japanese: “バッテリーポイント”
  • Spanish: “Battery Point (Tasmania)”
  • Spanish: “Battery Point”
  • Swedish: “Battery Point”
  • Urdu: “بیٹری پوائنٹ”
  • “Battery Point”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salamanca Square and The Kudelka Shop.

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