Fort Ross
Fort Ross is a State Historical Park in the North Coast of California. Although fairly remote, it is well worth a visit as you will become one of the few people who know about the Russian contribution to the colonization of California.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 feet (40 metres)
- Description: former Russian establishment in the United States of America
- Also known as“Fort Ross, California”“Fortress Ross”
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.Fort Ross
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Latitude
38.5141° or 38° 30′ 51″ north
Longitude
-123.2436° or 123° 14′ 37″ west
Open location code
84CRGQ74+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Fort Ross” goes by many names.
Форт РосBelarusian
Форт РосBulgarian
Fort RossCebuano
羅斯堡Chinese
Fort RossCzech
Fortress RossCzech
Fort RossDanish
Fort RossDutch
حصن روسEgyptian Arabic
Fort RossEsperanto
Fort RossEstonian
Fort RossFinnish
Φορτ ΡοςGreek
מבצר רוסHebrew
פורט רוסHebrew
Fort RossItalian
フォート・ロスJapanese
ロス砦Japanese
ロス要塞Japanese
로스 요새Korean
Fort RosasLithuanian
Fort RossNorwegian
Fort RossNorwegian Bokmål
Форт-РоссOssetian
Fort RossPolish
Форт-РоссRussian
Fort RossSlovak
Fort RossSwedish
Fort RossTatar
Fort RossTurkish
Форт-РоссUkrainian
Pháo đài RossVietnamese
Pháo đài Ross, CaliforniaVietnamese
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