South Jetty

South Jetty is a jetty in Senegal. South Jetty is situated nearby to the park Place de indépendance, as well as near the suburb Dakar-Plateau.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Black Civilisations and Dakar station.

Museum of Black Civilisations

Museum

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The Museum of Black Civilisations is a national museum in Dakar, Senegal, that opened on 6 December 2018. It is directed by Hamady Bocoum, an archaeologist and researcher at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University. Museum of Black Civilisations is situated 1½ km west of South Jetty.

Dakar station

Railway station

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Dakar station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km west of South Jetty.

Place de indépendance

Park

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Place de indépendance is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Gorée.

Dakar-Plateau

Suburb

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Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of Dakar.

Gorée

Suburb

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Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare island located two kilometres at sea from the main harbour of Dakar, famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade. Gorée is situated 2½ km southeast of South Jetty.

Dakar

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Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal and is often regarded as the cultural and commercial center of French-speaking West Africa. Dakar is often the first stop in exploring French-speaking West Africa because it has good flight connections with Western Europe.

South Jetty

Latitude

14.67579° or 14° 40′ 33″ north

Longitude

-17.42069° or 17° 25′ 15″ west

Open location code

7C64MHGH+8P

GeoNames ID

11790667

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In Other Languages

“South Jetty” goes by many names.

French: “Jetee Sud”

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