2010
J3280 : Penguin, Belfast Zoo
taken 16 years ago, 3 km from Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Penguin, Belfast Zoo
Gentoo Penguin at Belfast Zoo. The zoo is home to three different species: Gentoo penguins, Humboldt’s penguins & Rockhopper penguins.
(With thanks to Hugh Venables Link who contacted me directly from a research ship heading for Antarctica and was seeing Gentoos in the wild).
(With thanks to Hugh Venables Link who contacted me directly from a research ship heading for Antarctica and was seeing Gentoos in the wild).
Belfast Zoo
Belfast Zoo was established by the Belfast Corporation on 12 acres of land at the site of the Bellevue pleasure gardens on the Antrim Road and officially opened on the 28th march 1934. Today the zoo has been enlarged to 55 acres and is home to more than 1,200 animals and 140 species.
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- Grid Square
- J3280, 76 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rossographer (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 13 March, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 23 March, 2010
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 327 804 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:39.2815N 5:56.5964W - Camera Location
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Irish: J 327 804
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
