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Fort Sherman

Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in , located on Toro Point at the Caribbean end of the , on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Military base
  • Description: former US Army base in Panama
  • Also known as: “Fuerte Sherman” and “Sherman”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Toro Point Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
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is situated 1½ km northeast of Fort Sherman.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colon.

Photo: Luis8ortega, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colón is a city in . It's the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. The town is in poor condition and notorious for its high crime rate, but it is worth driving around to look at the culture, people and architecture.

Fort Sherman

Latitude
9.36468° or 9° 21′ 53″ north
Longitude
-79.95983° or 79° 57′ 35″ west
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
67X2927R+V3
Geo­Names ID
3709442
Wiki­data ID
Q5472030
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fort Sherman” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fort Sherman”
  • Chinese: “謝爾曼堡”
  • Italian: “forte Sherman”
  • Japanese: “フエルテ・スエルマン”
  • Japanese: “フエルテ・スエルマン空港”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Sherman”

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