Shag Colonies
Shag Colonies is a scenic viewpoint in Dunedin City, Otago. Shag Colonies is situated nearby to Quarantine Island Cemetery, as well as near the ruins Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary Star of the Sea and Port Chalmers Municipal Building.
St Mary Star of the Sea
Church
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary Star of the Sea is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Shag Colonies.
Port Chalmers Municipal Building
Town hall
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Chalmers Municipal Building is a town hall, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Shag Colonies.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Holy Trinity Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand. Completed in 1874, the Academic Gothic Revival church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place by Heritage New Zealand. Holy Trinity Church is situated 1¼ km northwest of Shag Colonies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Chalmers and Portobello.
Port Chalmers
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Chalmers is a deep water fishing and cargo port for Dunedin, one of the main ports for the South Island of New Zealand, in the Otago region. It is visited by several cruise ships each summer. In 2021, it was home to 1,500 people.
Portobello
Quarter
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portobello is a village beside the Otago Harbour halfway along the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin City, New Zealand. It lies at the foot of a small peninsula on Latham Bay.
Roseneath
Quarter
Photo: Alistair Paterson, CC BY 2.0.
Roseneath is a small suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located on the northwestern shore of Otago Harbour, 12 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre.
Shag Colonies
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.82676° or 45° 49′ 36″ southLongitude
170.63032° or 170° 37′ 49″ eastOpen location code
4V6G5JFJ+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 9198799043OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Highlights include Quarantine Island Cemetery and Hospital.
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