Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Taronga Western Plains Zoo, formerly known as Western Plains Zoo and commonly known as Dubbo Zoo, is a large zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. It opened to the public on 28 February 1977, to provide more living and breeding space for large animals such as elephants and antelopes which needed more space than was available at the restricted Sydney site.
- Zoo
- …is also known as “Western Plains Zoo”
- Description: Zoo in New South Wales, Australia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dubbo.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo
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Latitude
-32.28162° or 32° 16′ 54″ south
Longitude
148.57806° or 148° 34′ 41″ east
Open location code
4RVCPH9H+96
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = zoo
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Ukrainian—“Taronga Western Plains Zoo” goes by many names.
جنينة حيوانات تارونجا ويسترن بلينزEgyptian Arabic
ウェスタンプレインズ動物園Japanese
タロンガ・ウェスタンプレインズ動物園Japanese
Зоопарк Таронга Western PlainsUkrainian
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