Fort Gibraltar
Fort Gibraltar was founded in 1809 by Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield of the North West Company in present-day Manitoba, Canada. It was located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in the city of Winnipeg.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: human settlement in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Address: 866 St. Joseph Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canada Life Centre and Whittier Park.
Canada Life Centre
Stadium
Canada Life Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the home of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets and their AHL affiliate the Manitoba Moose, as well as the CEBL's Winnipeg Sea Bears. Canada Life Centre is situated 1½ km southwest of Fort Gibraltar.
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
Museum
The Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre —also known as Oseredok —is a museum, gallery, and library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrating the Ukrainian Canadian community. Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre is situated 760 metres west of Fort Gibraltar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exchange District and Chinatown.
Exchange District
Neighborhood
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
North Point Douglas
Neighborhood
North Point Douglas is a small neighbourhood located in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. North Point Douglas comprises the northern portion of a peninsula of the Red River.
Fort Gibraltar
- Categories: museum, trading post, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.89932° or 49° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
-97.12566° or 97° 7′ 32″ west
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
86X4VVXF+PP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Persian—“Fort Gibraltar” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Fort Gibraltar”
- French: “fort Gibraltar”
- French: “Fort Gibraltar”
- Persian: “فورت گیبرالتار”
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