| Fort McCarthy | |
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| Cape Coast, Ghana | |
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  Fort McCarthy  Fort McCarthy | |
| Coordinates | 5°6′28.692″N1°14′39.768″W / 5.10797000°N 1.24438000°W |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built by | British Gold Coast |
Fort McCarthy is a fort from the colonial British Gold Coast period in present-day Ghana.
The fort is a ruin in Cape Coast, of the Central Region of Ghana. [1]
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,535 km2 (92,485 sq mi), spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With over 32 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.
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