Goree Island

Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Charles Church and Maritime Museum.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Museum
Photo: Zythème, CC0.
The Musée de la Mer is a located in , Senegal. The museum contains various documents and photos on marine animals in Senegal with a collection of 6,000 species.

Railway station
Photo: Zythème, CC0.
is a railway station, which is situated 4 km west of Goree Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Dakar.

Suburb
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is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of . is situated 4 km west of Goree Island.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital and largest city of and is often regarded as the cultural and commercial center of French-speaking West Africa. is often the first stop in exploring French-speaking West Africa because it has good flight connections with Western Europe.

Goree Island

Latitude
14.66721° or 14° 40′ 2″ north
Longitude
-17.39862° or 17° 23′ 55″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7C64MJ82+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30683778
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2251510
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Satellite Map

Discover Goree Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wolof—“Goree Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة غوري”
  • Chinese: “戈雷岛”
  • Danish: “Gorée”
  • Dutch: “Eiland van Gorée”
  • Dutch: “Gorée”
  • Finnish: “Gorée”
  • French: “Île de Gorée”
  • German: “Gorée”
  • German: “Insel Gorée”
  • Indonesian: “Goree”
  • Italian: “Gorée”
  • Japanese: “ゴレ島”
  • Polish: “Gorée”
  • Portuguese: “Gorée”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha da Palma” (historical)
  • Russian: “Остров Горе”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Gorea”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Gorée”
  • Swahili: “Gorée”
  • Swedish: “Gorée”
  • Wolof: “Beer”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Galerie LamP XR Gorée and Poste de police de Gorée.

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