Fortress
Fort Teremba
🇫🇷 France · 19th century
Fort Teremba is a former fort and a prison located near Moindou in New Caledonia, which came to be set up to house prisoners and the supervisory staff. The prisoners were brought to build road network Canala-Bourail-Boulouparis. It overlooks Teremba Bay (Uarai Bay), opposite the mouth of the La Foa River, 124 kilometres north of Noumea.
The fort was further strengthened following 1878 Kanak revolt, when they had besieged the prison. The fort was closed in 1898.
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Fort Teremba ranks #5,326 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #409 of the 525 mapped in France. Founded 1871, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Teremba?
Fort Teremba stands in France, at -21.7286°, 165.7156°.
When was Fort Teremba built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1871. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Teremba?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,326 of 8,134 worldwide, and #409 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
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