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Kunta Kinteh Island

The Gambia · 17th century

Founded
1651
Heritage status
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location
North Bank Division
Coordinates
13.31753°, -16.36144°
Links
UNESCO · OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Kunta Kinteh Island in The Gambia
Photo: tjabeljan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Kunta Kinteh Island, formerly called James Island and St Andrew's Island, is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km (19 mi) from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the Republic of the Gambia. Fort James is located on the island. It is less than 3.2 km (2 miles) from Albreda on the river's northern bank. As an important historical site in the West African slave trade, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with related sites including a ruined Portuguese chapel and a colonial warehouse in Albreda, the Maurel Frères Building in Juffureh, and Fort Bullen and Six-Gun Battery, which are located at the mouth of the Gambia River.

Text adapted from “Kunta Kinteh Island” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Kunta Kinteh Island ranks #357 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking. Founded 1651, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,463 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. See how The Gambia compares in the castle statistics.

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