Goree Island
Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare island located two kilometres at sea from the main harbour of Dakar, famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (50 feet)
- Also known as“Gorée”“Ile de Goree”“Island of Gorée”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Saint Charles Church and Maritime Museum.
Dakar station
Dakar station is a railway station.
4 km west of Goree Island
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Dakar.
Dakar-Plateau
Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar…
4 km west of Goree Island
Goree Island
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Latitude
14.66721° or 14° 40′ 2″ north
Longitude
-17.39862° or 17° 23′ 55″ west
Open location code
7C64MJ82+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
GeoNames ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wolof—“Goree Island” goes by many names.
Ilha da Palma (historical)Portuguese
Остров ГореRussian
GoréeSwahili
GoréeSwedish
BeerWolof
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Localities in the Area
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