Fort San Jose
Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa is a fort located on the northern end of Santa Catarina Island in the municipality of Florianópolis, capital of Santa Catarina state, in southern Brazil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: EXIM BANK OF INDIA
- Also known as: “Fortaleza de Sao Jose da Ponta Grossa”, “Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa”, and “Forte de São José da Ponta Grossa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bateria de São Caetano da Ponta Grossa.
Bateria de São Caetano da Ponta Grossa
Bateria de São Caetano da Ponta Grossa is situated 240 metres east of Fort San Jose.
Fort San Jose
- Categories: cultural heritage, fortress, tourism, historic site, fort, and tourist attraction
- Location: Florianopolis, Grande Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, South, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-27.43154° or 27° 25′ 54″ southLongitude
-48.5179° or 48° 31′ 5″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
584HHF9J+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 211031631OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
11184740Wikidata ID
Q3078444
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Fort San Jose” goes by many names.
- French: “Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa”
- French: “Forteresse de Sao Jose da Ponta Grossa”
- French: “forteresse de São José da Ponta Grossa”
- French: “Forteresse de são josé da ponta grossa”
- French: “Forteresse de São José da Ponta Grossa”
- French: “Forteresse De São José Da Ponta Grossa”
- French: “São José da Ponta Grossa”
- Indonesian: “Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa”
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