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Wellington (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 18 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -41.3000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 174 47 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 174.7833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on shores and hills surrounding Port Nicholson; first settlement is by tradition attributed to Kupe, a Polynesian explorer of the 10th century; visited by British in 1826; it was settled on the western shore as a center for New Zealand Company. |
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| Wellington (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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............ | named for Duke of Wellington in 1840 |
| Wellington Town (NA,V)
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| וולינגטון (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Lambton Harbour (H,V)
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| Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui (H,V,Maori,U,N)
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............ | in Maori meaning "the head of Maui's fish" |
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Wellington (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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by tradition settled since 10th century; settled by New Zealand Company in 1839 after original settlement on Hutt river proved unsuitable |
| city (C) |
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founded 1840 |
| national capital (C) |
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since 1865 |
| seaport (C) |
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located on an almost landlocked bay ranked among the world's finest harbors |
| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of province, 1854-1876 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
New Zealand .......... (nation) |
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(World, Oceania) [1000226] |
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