Place details
Place nameWellington
Other namesTe Upoko o te Ika a Maui, WGTN, WGN, Wellington City
CountryNew Zealand
Latitude-41.283
Longitude174.783
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
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.