🏰 Fort de Rocher

Haiti · Americas · 20.01°N, 72.71°W

Fort de Rocher was a seventeenth-century fortress on the Caribbean island of Tortuga, northwest of Haiti. It was built and utilized by buccaneers as the primary defense of the island to prevent encroachment of Spanish forces. The fortress lies in ruin today, with only the foundations remaining.

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Quick facts

Country	Haiti
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	20.01°N, 72.71°W · view on map

Fort de Rocher is located in Haiti, in Americas.

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Citadelle Laferrière · Fort Dimanche · Fort Rivière · La Navidad.

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