Prince of Wales Fort
The Prince of Wales Fort is a historic bastion fort on Hudson Bay across the Churchill River from Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. It is the oldest building in the country west of Ontario, and the northernmost fort in North America.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reserve
- Description: 18th century fortification in Churchill, Manitoba
- Also known as: “Fort Churchill” and “Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Port of Churchill and St. Paul’s Anglican Church.
Port of Churchill
Harbor
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The Port of Churchill is a privately owned port on Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Routes from the port connect to the North Atlantic through the Hudson Strait. Port of Churchill is situated 3 km southeast of Prince of Wales Fort.
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Church
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St. Paul’s Anglican Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Prince of Wales Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churchill.
Churchill
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Churchill is a community North of 53 in Manitoba, best known as the polar bear capital of the world, and only slightly less known as the beluga capital of the world.
Prince of Wales Fort
- Category: fort
- Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Prince of Wales Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威爾斯王子堡”
- Egyptian Arabic: “امير ويلز فورت”
- Esperanto: “Fuorto de Princo de Kimrio”
- Finnish: “Prince of Wales Fort”
- French: “fort Prince-de-Galles”
- French: “Fort Prince-de-Galles”
- German: “Fort Prince of Wales”
- German: “Prince of Wales Fort”
- Japanese: “プリンス・オブ・ウェールズ・フォート”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Churchill”
- Norwegian: “Fort Churchill”
- Russian: “Форт Принца Уэльского”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Príncipe de Gales”
- Swedish: “Fort Churchill”
- Swedish: “Fort Prince of Wales”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Churchill and Fort Churchill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort-Prince-de-Galles and Eskimo Island.
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