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Thomas King Observatory

observatory in Wellington, New Zealand
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Thomas King Observatory

Summary

Thomas King Observatory is an observatory[1].

Key Facts

  • Thomas King Observatory is located in Wellington City[2].
  • Thomas King Observatory is in the country of New Zealand[3].
  • Thomas King Observatory's instance of is recorded as observatory[4].
  • Thomas King is named after Thomas King Observatory[5].
  • Thomas King Observatory is made of lumber[6].
  • Thomas King Observatory is made of asbestos cement[7].
  • The location of Thomas King Observatory was Kelburn[8].
  • Thomas King Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Thomas King Observatory[9].
  • 1912 marks the founding of Thomas King Observatory[10].
  • Thomas King Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': -41.2846, 'longitude': 174.767775, 'precision': 1e-06}[11].
  • Thomas King Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic place listing[12].
  • Thomas King Observatory's street address is recorded as 36A Salamanca Road, Kelburn, Wellington 6012[13].

Body

Founding

1912 marks the founding of Thomas King Observatory[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . New Zealand Heritage List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . New Zealand Heritage List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . New Zealand Heritage List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . New Zealand Heritage List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . New Zealand Heritage List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . New Zealand Heritage List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . New Zealand Heritage List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 225194959
    Image → Thomas King Observatory.jpg
    Wikidata description → observatory in Wellington, New Zealand
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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