The Esplanade
The Esplanade is in Greater Wellington, North Island. The Esplanade is situated nearby to Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory, as well as near the park Oku Street Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory and Oku Street Reserve.
Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory
University
Photo: Shimaje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory is a research facility of the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington that supports research in coastal ecology and marine biology.
Oku Street Reserve
Park
Photo: Richlitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Oku Street Reserve is an 8-hectare park in Wellington, New Zealand. It is located on a promontory between the suburbs of Island Bay and Ōwhiro Bay, and looks down over Taputeranga Marine Reserve and Ōwhiro Bay. Oku Street Reserve is situated 340 metres north of The Esplanade.
HMNZS Wellington
Disaster remains
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
HMNZS Wellington was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally commissioned in 1969 for the Royal Navy as HMS Bacchante, she joined the RNZN in 1982. She was decommissioned in 1999 and sunk in 2005. HMNZS Wellington is situated 1½ km east of The Esplanade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōwhiro Bay and Island Bay.
Ōwhiro Bay
Suburb
Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ōwhiro Bay is a southern suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, that overlooks Cook Strait. It is situated west of the larger suburb of Island Bay. The official name of the suburb was changed from Owhiro Bay to Ōwhiro Bay by the New Zealand Geographic Board on 21 June 2019.
Island Bay
Suburb
Photo: Ballofstring, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Island Bay is a coastal suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, situated 5 km south of the city centre. Island Bay lies on the bay which shares its name, one of numerous small bays off Cook Strait and west of Lyall Bay.
Happy Valley
Quarter
Happy Valley is a southern suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, although it is not an "official" suburb to the Wellington City Council. It is a main thoroughfare between Wellington city and Wellington's somewhat rugged and scenic southern coast.
The Esplanade
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.34824° or 41° 20′ 54″ southLongitude
174.7645° or 174° 45′ 52″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMQ27+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1150370551OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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