Mount Victoria (Wellington hill)

Mount Victoria
Mount Victoria seen from Oriental Bay
Highest point
Elevation196 m (643 ft)
Coordinates41°17′46″S 174°47′46″E / 41.296056°S 174.796083°E / -41.296056; 174.796083
Geography
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LocationNorth Island, New Zealand

Mount Victoria, also known as Matairangi and colloquially as Mt Vic, is a prominent 196-metre (643 ft) hill immediately to the east of central Wellington, New Zealand. About 4 kilometres due south is a spur named Mount Albert and the two are linked by a ridge. Mount Victoria gives its name to the suburb of Mount Victoria to the west. It is bounded by the suburbs of Oriental Bay to the north, Roseneath and Hataitai to the east and Newtown to the south of the suburb of Mount Victoria. Constable Street, Newtown and Wellington Road, Hataitai mark the southern boundary.