New Caledonia · 19th century
Fort Teremba ranks #5,622 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking. Founded 1871, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how New Caledonia compares in the castle statistics.
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.
Text adapted from “Fort Teremba” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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