Fort Cox

Fort Cox near in the , was a frontier fort in the Amatola Mountains on a loop of the .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: fort in Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • Also known as: Fort Cox, Eastern Cape

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnshill and Middledrift.

Village
is a town in in the province of . Former mission station of the Glasgow Missionary Society, established at the foot of the Amathole Mountains in 1831.

Village
, also known as iXesi, is a small town located 90 kilometres north-west of East London in the province of South Africa. It is situated in Raymond Mhlaba Municipality in in an area that was formerly part of the Ciskei. is situated 7 km southwest of Fort Cox.

Fort Cox

Latitude
-32.76767° or 32° 46′ 4″ south
Longitude
27.03457° or 27° 2′ 5″ east
Elevation
550 metres (1,804 feet)
Open location code
4GV962JM+WR
Geo­Names ID
1003946
Wiki­data ID
Q13553755
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Japanese—“Fort Cox” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Fort Cox
  • German: Fort Cox
  • Japanese: フォート・コックス

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cwaru and Burnshill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount McDonald and British Ridge.

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