Glenelg North

Glenelg North is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in both the City of Holdfast Bay and the City of West Torrens.

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Type: Suburb with 6,170 residents
Description: suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
Also known as: “Glenelg North, South Australia” and “Glenelg North, South Australia, Australia”
Neighbors: West Adelaide

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Old Gum Tree and Patawalonga River.

The Old Gum Tree

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The Old Gum Tree is a historic site in Glenelg North, South Australia. Near this tree on 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation announcing the establishment of Government of the colony of South Australia.

Patawalonga River

River

Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Patawalonga River, also known as the Patawalonga Creek, is a river in the western suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area, in South Australia. It drains an area of flat, swampy lands formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains or as The Reedbeds, that were drained by the engineering works in the mid-20th century, to enable establishment of Adelaide Airport and development of residential housing.

Cummins House

Historic site

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Cummins House is a historic house in Adelaide, situated at 19-23 Sheoak Avenue, Novar Gardens. It was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 24 July 1980. It is now managed as a museum with guided tours by the Cummins Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Novar Gardens and West Adelaide.

Novar Gardens

Suburb

Novar Gardens is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. Originally to be called Morphettville, the name was changed to honour the family estate of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920, who visited the site of the future suburb in 1919.

West Adelaide

Photo: Bilby, CC BY 3.0.

Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.

West Beach

Suburb

Photo: ClaretAsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

West Beach is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located predominantly within the City of West Torrens, with the remainder in the City of Charles Sturt; the latter council area contains most of the suburb's residential land. West Beach is situated 2½ km north of Glenelg North.

Glenelg North

Category: locality
Location: Holdfast Bay, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.96875° or 34° 58′ 8″ south

Longitude

138.51807° or 138° 31′ 5″ east

Population

6,170

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

4QQW2GJ9+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 171129001

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

9973115

Wikidata ID

Q5568473

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Satellite Map

Discover Glenelg North from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Glenelg North” goes by many names.

Chinese: “己連拿奴北”
Russian: “Гленелг-Норт”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Glenelg East and Camden Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Gum Tree Reserve and Patawilya Reserve.

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