Fort Pontael
Fort Pontael is a fort in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Grande Recife, Pernambuco. Fort Pontael is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Local Isolado, as well as near the community center Projeto Plantio de Árvores Nativas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort used by the Dutch West India Company
- Also known as: “Castelo do Mar”
Fort Pontael
- Categories: fort, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Grande Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-8.35852° or 8° 21′ 31″ southLongitude
-34.94503° or 34° 56′ 42″ westOpen location code
6937J3R3+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 697046170OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10284128
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Fort Pontael” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “fort Pontael”
- Dutch: “fort Puntal”
- Dutch: “fort Van der Dussen”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Pontal de Nazaré”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Local Isolado and Projeto Plantio de Árvores Nativas.
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