Pelican
Pelican is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 25 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district across the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the town of Swansea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 850 residents
- Description: locality in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Pelican, New South Wales” and “Pelican, New South Wales, Australia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swansea and Swansea Heads.
Swansea
Suburb
Photo: Conquimbo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Macquarie is a satellite city of Newcastle with the largest permanent saltwater lake in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a contemporary coastal city and natural adventure playground.
Swansea Heads
Suburb
Swansea Heads is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Greater Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie local government area. Swansea Heads is situated 2½ km southeast of Pelican.
Caves Beach
Suburb
Caves Beach is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. Caves Beach is situated 4½ km south of Pelican.
Pelican
- Category: locality
- Location: Lake Macquarie, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.07111° or 33° 4′ 16″ southLongitude
151.64472° or 151° 38′ 41″ eastPopulation
850Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
4RRHWJHV+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 116956577OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
10103942Wikidata ID
Q7161373
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pelican” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pelican”
- Swedish: “Pelican”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Pelican and Blacksmiths.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Park and Dobinson Reserve.
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