Zoo Lake
Zoo Lake is a popular lake and public park in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is part of the Hermann Eckstein Park and is opposite the Johannesburg Zoo.Photo: Dyltong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johannesburg Zoo and South African National Museum of Military History.
Johannesburg Zoo
Zoo
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species. Johannesburg Zoo is situated 1 km southeast of Zoo Lake.
South African National Museum of Military History
Museum
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War. South African National Museum of Military History is situated 1¼ km east of Zoo Lake.
Goodman Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goodman Gallery is an art gallery founded in Johannesburg, South Africa by Linda Givon in 1966. The gallery operates spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and New York. Goodman Gallery is situated 1¼ km north of Zoo Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenside and Rosebank.
Greenside
Suburb
Greenside, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park.
Rosebank
Town
Photo: Jeppestown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosebank is a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb to the north of central Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, and is the location of a Gautrain station.
Parktown
Suburb
Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.
Zoo Lake
- Type: Park
- Description: lake in Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: lake and recreation area
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.15992° or 26° 9′ 36″ southLongitude
28.03097° or 28° 1′ 52″ eastOperator
Johannesburg City Parks and ZooOpen location code
5G5CR2RJ+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 23370053OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q8074053
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Zoo Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Zoo Lake”
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