West Point

West Point is a township of the capital city of , located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the and rivers.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “West Point, Monrovia” and “Westpoint”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Providence Island and Liberian National Museum.

Islet
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was the site of the first successful settlement of American freedmen by the American Colonization Society in . It has been proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the government of Liberia.

Museum
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The National Museum of Liberia is a national museum in , . Initially housed in the First Executive Mansion on Ashmun Street of the city which is now used as a library, it was established by an Act of the National Legislature in 1958 under the administration of Liberia's 18th President, Dr William V.S.

Public building
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The is a wrecked skyscraper on Ashmun Street in the commercial district of , the capital city of . It was named the "E.J.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monrovia and Clara Town.

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is the capital, and with a population of around 1.6 million, also the largest city in . The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun.

Suburb
is a slum located on in , the capital of . It is built upon a swamp. was one of several ethnic communes that was squatted in the outskirts of Monrovia.

Suburb
is an island near , surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the , the and Stockton Creek. It contains the , the major national port of Liberia and a variety of businesses. is situated 2½ miles northeast of West Point.

West Point

Latitude
6.32727° or 6° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
-10.8059° or 10° 48′ 21″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
6CRF85GV+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2996007975
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9295707
Wiki­data ID
Q1449164
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“West Point” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “蒙羅維亞西點”
  • Dutch: “West Point, Monrovia”
  • French: “West Point”
  • German: “West Point”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “West Point”
  • Norwegian: “West Point”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وزت پوینت، مونروویا”

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