Zealandia
Zealandia, formerly known as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected natural area in Wellington, New Zealand, the first urban completely fenced ecosanctuary, where the biodiversity of 225 ha of forest is being restored.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Karori Wildlife Sanctuary”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lower Karori Dam and Space Place at Carter Observatory.
Space Place at Carter Observatory
Planetarium
Photo: Mozasaur, Public domain.
Space Place at Carter Observatory is an observatory in Wellington, New Zealand, located at the top of the Wellington Botanic Garden. The site was originally home to the Wellington City Observatory, established in 1924. Space Place at Carter Observatory is situated 1½ km northeast of Zealandia.
Wellington Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: Ppe42, Public domain.
Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is a botanical garden close to central Wellington in New Zealand. It covers 25 ha of land in a valley between Thorndon and Kelburn, with Glenmore Street as a boundary along the valley floor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highbury and Mitchelltown.
Highbury
Quarter
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Highbury is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. Highbury is located west of Brooklyn and Aro Valley.
Mitchelltown
Quarter
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mitchelltown is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. Mitchelltown is located west of Aro Valley.
Zealandia
- Categories: protected area, wildlife refuge, museum, nonprofit organization, and tourism
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.29171° or 41° 17′ 30″ southLongitude
174.75219° or 174° 45′ 8″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ52+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1690510529OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q913886
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Zealandia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Zealandia”
- Dutch: “Karori Wildlife Sanctuary”
- Dutch: “Zealandia”
- Esperanto: “Zealandia (naturrezervejo)”
- Esperanto: “Zealandia”
- French: “sanctuaire animalier de Karori”
- French: “Sanctuaire animalier de Karori”
- German: “Karori Wildlife Sanctuary”
- German: “Zealandia”
- Italian: “Santuario naturale di Karori”
- Japanese: “カロリ野生生物サンクチュアリ”
- Japanese: “ジーランディア自然保護区”
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