Ussher Fort
Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crèvecœur, and is two days' march from Elmina and to the west of Accra on a rocky point between two lagoons.
- Fort
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is also known as “Fort Crèvecœur”
- Description: former colonial fortified trading post in Ghana
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Asylum Down
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Ussher Fort
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Latitude
5.53847° or 5° 32′ 19″ north
Longitude
-0.20839° or 0° 12′ 30″ west
Open location code
6CQXGQQR+9J
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Ussher Fort” goes by many names.
厄謝爾堡Chinese
厄谢尔堡Chinese
Ussher FortDagbani
CrevecoeurDutch
Crevecoeur (fort)Dutch
Sansanin UssherHausa
Fort UssherItalian
アッシャー砦Japanese
フォート・クレーヴクールJapanese
어셔 요새Korean
Ашер-фортRussian
Ашшер-фортRussian
КревкёрRussian
Ussher FortSwedish
Ussher KalesiTurkish
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