Oriental Bay

Oriental Bay is a bay and suburb of , the capital city of New Zealand. Known for being both a popular beach and an opulent centre of affluence in the city, it is located close to the central business district on .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of New Zealand and Carter Fountain.

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.

Fountain
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a distinctive feature 150 metres out in from Oriental Bay. Installed in 1973, it was named in memory of the parents of its donor Hugh Carter, who drowned only days after the fountain's inauguration.

Monastery
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St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks. Located on in , both buildings are classified as Category 1 Historic Places by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roseneath and Mount Victoria.

Suburb
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is an affluent hill suburb of , New Zealand, located east of Oriental Bay and north of on a spur of .

Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of central , , named after the 196 metres hill to the east. 's residential area is on its north-western slopes.

Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
is an inner-city suburb of , New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace to the west, and Cambridge Terrace at the base of .

Oriental Bay

Latitude
-41.29184° or 41° 17′ 31″ south
Longitude
174.79392° or 174° 47′ 38″ east
Population
1,480
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Named after
Oriental Bay
Open location code
4VCPPQ5V+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 277080852
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11694543
Wiki­data ID
Q1443310
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Oriental Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Oriental Bay”
  • Dutch: “Oriental Bay”
  • French: “Oriental Bay”
  • German: “Oriental Bay”
  • Japanese: “オリエンタル・ベイ”
  • Turkish: “Oriental Bay”
  • Urdu: “اورینٹل بے”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oriental Bay Band Rotunda and Oriental Beach.

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