Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial

Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial is a memorial in New Zealand. Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial is situated nearby to the archaeological site Matiu, as well as near the ruins degaussing station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petone Settlers Museum and Petone.

Petone Settlers Museum

Museum

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Petone Settlers Museum is a local history museum located in the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial, a historic building in Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Petone Settlers Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial.

Petone

Railway station

Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.

Petone railway station is a dual platform, suburban railway station located in the Lower Hutt, New Zealand suburb of Petone. It is on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 10.5 km north of Wellington, and is the junction for the Melling Branch to Melling, which diverges westward from the main line to the north of the station. Petone is situated 3½ km north of Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial.

St Augustine’s Church (Anglican)

Church

Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Augustine’s Church (Anglican) is situated 3½ km north of Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Howard and Petone.

Point Howard

Quarter

Photo: Eothan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Point Howard is a suburb on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Point Howard is situated 3½ km east of Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial.

Petone

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Petone is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. It stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. Petone is situated 3½ km north of Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial.

Seaview

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Photo: Wainuiomartian, CC0.

Seaview is an industrial suburb of the city of Lower Hutt, in Wellington, New Zealand. Situated on the eastern coast of the Hutt Valley, the suburb lies between Te Awa Kairangi / the Hutt River and Petone, and the bays of Eastbourne to the south. Seaview is situated 3½ km east of Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial.

Somes Island Italian Internees Memorial

Latitude

-41.25479° or 41° 15′ 17″ south

Longitude

174.8647° or 174° 51′ 53″ east

Open location code

4VCPPVW7+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9369644613

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Matiu and degaussing station.

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