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Pampus

Pampus is an artificial island and late 19th-century sea fort located in the near . Pampus now belongs to the municipality of and is open to visitors.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: island in Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Fort aan het Pampus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vuurtoreneiland and Hooft.

Islet
Photo: Caseman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small island in the , Netherlands, just off the coast of . The island's main function is as a base for a lighthouse; a military fort on the island was abandoned in the 1930s. is situated 4 km west of Pampus.

Islet
Photo: Apdency, CC0.
is an islet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Pampus.

Historic building
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a historic building, which is situated 4 km south of Pampus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muiden and IJburg.

Photo: Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a pleasant town in the of approximately 7,200 people, on the shores of the IJmeer, at the mouth of the Vecht river. The town is known for its yacht harbour and for its historic castle, the Muiderslot.

Quarter
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a residential neighbourhood under construction in , Netherlands. It is situated in the and is being built on artificial islands which have been raised from the lake. is situated 5 km west of Pampus.

Village
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
is a village in the municipality of in the . It lies about 6 km north of and 2 km west of , adjacent to the . is situated 5 km southeast of Pampus.

Pampus

Latitude
52.36477° or 52° 21′ 53″ north
Longitude
5.06899° or 5° 4′ 8″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9F479379+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172326979
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2748752
Wiki­data ID
Q924769
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In Other Languages

From Bhojpuri to Western Frisian—“Pampus” goes by many names.
  • Bhojpuri: “पाम्पेस”
  • Cebuano: “Pampus”
  • Chinese: “帕姆皮斯岛”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Pampus”
  • Dutch: “Fort aan het Pampus”
  • Dutch: “Forteiland Pampus”
  • Dutch: “Pampus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بامبوس”
  • Esperanto: “Pampus”
  • Finnish: “Linnake Pampus”
  • French: “Fort aan het Pampus”
  • French: “fort Pampus”
  • French: “Fort Pampus”
  • German: “Fort aan het Pampus”
  • German: “Fort Pampus”
  • German: “Pampus”
  • Indonesian: “Pampus”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Pampus”
  • Italian: “Fort aan het Pampus”
  • Italian: “Forte Pampus”
  • Italian: “Pampus”
  • Japanese: “パンパス要塞”
  • Macedonian: “Пампус”
  • Malay: “Fort Pampus”
  • Malay: “Pampus”
  • Russian: “Форт Pampus”
  • Russian: “Форт Пампус”
  • Spanish: “Fort aan het Pampus”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Pampus”
  • Spanish: “Pampus”
  • Swedish: “Fästning Pampus”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Пампус”
  • Western Frisian: “Pampus”
  • “पाम्पेस”

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