Fort Victoria
Fort Victoria is a structure in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was initially known as 'Phipps Tower', in honour of its initial constructor English Governor Phipps.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (110 feet)
- …is also known as “Fort Victoria, Cape Coast”
- Description: historic fort in Cape Coast, Ghana
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly and Cape Coast Castle.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana.
530 metres north of Fort Victoria
Cape Coast Castle
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1 km east of Fort Victoria
Cape Coast Light
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550 metres east of Fort Victoria
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Coast and Moree.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a city in the Coastal Plain region of Ghana.
Fort Victoria
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Latitude
5.1068° or 5° 6′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.24915° or 1° 14′ 57″ west
Open location code
6CQW4Q42+P8
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OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Fort Victoria” goes by many names.
حصن فيكتورياEgyptian Arabic
Sansanin Victoria, Cape CoastHausa
Victoria KalesiTurkish
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