Fort de Rocher

Fort de Rocher was a seventeenth-century fortress on the island of , northwest of Haiti. It was built and utilized by buccaneers as the primary defense of the island to prevent encroachment of forces.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tortuga and Saint-Louis-du-Nord.

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Island is a West Indian that forms part of , off the northwest coast of . It constitutes the commune of Île de la Tortue in the of the department of Haiti.

Town
is a commune in the , in the department of . It has 69,592 inhabitants. is situated 8 km south of Fort de Rocher.

Fort de Rocher

Latitude
20.00893° or 20° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
-72.71097° or 72° 42′ 40″ west
Open location code
77G9275Q+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 614707728
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2151262
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Fort de Rocher” goes by many names.

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