Yes! Miramar Peninsula on the left of the photo used to be an island, the isthmus was brought up by an earthquake in the 1400s. Several areas of Wellington have risen or been reclaimed like this - the Basin Reserve, a centre-city sports ground, is named that because until 1855 it was a lagoon.
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Date: 2022-07-31 04:40 am (UTC)