Outer Harbour

Outer Harbour is an anchorage in Dakar, Senegal. Outer Harbour is situated nearby to the locality Dakar Point, as well as near Dakar-Marine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of Black Civilisations and Dakar station.

Museum of Black Civilisations

Museum

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The Museum of Black Civilisations is a national museum in Dakar, Senegal, that opened on 6 December 2018. It is directed by Hamady Bocoum, an archaeologist and researcher at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University.

Dakar station

Railway station

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Dakar station is a railway station.

Place de indépendance

Park

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Place de indépendance is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Gorée.

Dakar-Plateau

Suburb

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Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of Dakar.

Gorée

Suburb

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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. Gorée is situated 2½ km southeast of Outer Harbour.

Dakar

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

Outer Harbour

Type: Anchorage
Also known as: “Rade Exterieure” and “Rade Extérieure”
Category: transportation
Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

14.67772° or 14° 40′ 40″ north

Longitude

-17.41874° or 17° 25′ 8″ west

Open location code

7C64MHHJ+3G

GeoNames ID

2595762

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Localities in the Area

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