Portobello Marine Laboratory
The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.- Type: Research
- Description: marine research facility
- Also known as: “Portobello Marine Biological Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Resident Technician’s Cottage and St Mary Star of the Sea.
Resident Technician’s Cottage
House
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Resident Technician’s Cottage is a house.
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 1½ km northwest of Portobello Marine Laboratory.
Port Chalmers Municipal Building
Town hall
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Chalmers Municipal Building is a town hall, which is situated 2 km northwest of Portobello Marine Laboratory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portobello and Port Chalmers.
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.
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.
Harwood
Village
Harwood is a rural settlement on the northern side of the Otago Peninsula. It is within the boundaries of Dunedin city in New Zealand. Before 2000, most of the houses were cribs, but they have since been upgraded and become permanent residences. Harwood is situated 3 km northeast of Portobello Marine Laboratory.
Portobello Marine Laboratory
- Categories: laboratory, building, office, and education
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.82792° or 45° 49′ 41″ southLongitude
170.64091° or 170° 38′ 27″ eastOperator
University of Otago Department of Marine ScienceOpen location code
4V6G5JCR+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 95192149OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q7232189
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