Ngor

Ngor is an off the coast of . There are many beaches on all sides of the island. A popular activity in summer is a swim from Dakar to Ngor.
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Photo: MyriamLouviot, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Senegal
  • Also known as: “Ile de Ngor” and “Île de Ngor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aéroport International Léopold Sédar Senghor and Les Mamelles Lighthouse.

Aerodrome
Photo: Popo le Chien, Public domain.
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international freight and former passenger serving , the capital of . The airport is situated near the town of , a northern suburb of Dakar. is situated 3½ km southeast of Ngor.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
is a strategically important lighthouse situated near Cap Vert, the westernmost point of Africa, on the outskirts of the capital of . is situated 4 km south of Ngor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almadies Arrondissement and Cape Almadi.

Neighborhood
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is an arrondissement of the Dakar Department in the Dakar Region of . Almadies is considered the most upmarket residential neighbourhood in Central & Western Africa and it holds the residences of numerous foreign Ambassadors and expatriates.

Locality
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Pointe des Almadies or Point Almadies is the westernmost point on the continent of and of the Afro-Eurasian landmass, lying at 17.5 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, 8 degrees further west than , mainland Europe's westernmost point.

Neighborhood
Photo: Arensond, Public domain.
is a town, part of the city of , located in . It lies north of downtown Dakar and immediately north of . is situated 3½ km east of Ngor.

Ngor

Latitude
14.75608° or 14° 45′ 22″ north
Longitude
-17.51365° or 17° 30′ 49″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7C64QF4P+CG
Geo­Names ID
2247420
Wiki­data ID
Q1330062
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Ngor” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Illa de Ngor”
  • Cebuano: “Île de Ngor”
  • Chinese: “恩戈尔岛”
  • Chinese: “恩戈爾島”
  • Croatian: “Ngor (otok)”
  • Croatian: “Ngor”
  • Czech: “Ngor”
  • Danish: “Ngor”
  • Dutch: “Ngor”
  • French: “Île de Ngor”
  • French: “Ngor”
  • German: “Île de Ngor”
  • German: “Ngor”
  • Greek: “Ενγκόρ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ngor”
  • Spanish: “Isla Ngor”

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