Robertsport (Liberia)
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Name (Latin)
Robertsport (Liberia)
Other forms of name
Robert Port (Liberia)
Port Robert (Liberia)
Robertstown (Liberia)
Robertson (Liberia)
Coordinates
-11.36666667 -11.36666667 6.75 6.75 (gooearth )
W0112207 W0112207 N0064512 N0064512 (geonames )
Associated country
Liberia
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- BGN, 4-8-85(Robertsport, ppl, 6°45ʹN, 11°22ʹW; variants: Robert Port, Port Robert, Robertstown)
- GEOnet, July 14, 2003(Robertsport--PPL, 06°45ʹ12ʺN 11°22ʹ07ʺW; variants: Robertstown, Robertson, Robert Port, Port Robert)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 06°45ʹ12ʺN 011°22ʹ07ʺW;)
- Hasselmann, K. Robertsport, 1974.
- BGN, 4-8-85(Robertsport, ppl, 6p0s45ʹN, 11p0s22ʹW; variants: Robert Port, Port Robert, Robertstown)
- GEOnet, July 14, 2003(Robertsport--PPL, 06p0s45ʹ12ʺN 11p0s22ʹ07ʺW; variants: Robertstown, Robertson, Robert Port, Port Robert)
Wikipedia description:
Robertsport is a town in western Liberia, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Sierra Leone border. It is named after Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of Liberia. The town lies on Cape Mount peninsula, a spit of land separating the brackish lagoon Lake Piso from the Atlantic Ocean, 50 mi (80 km) north-west of Monrovia. It serves as the capital of Grand Cape Mount County and is the home of the city corporation.
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