Gorée

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Coordinates: 14°40′01″N 17°23′54″W / 14.66694°N 17.39833°W / 14.66694; -17.39833

Island o Gorée
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
CriteriaHeestorical/Cultural: vi
Reference26
Inscription1978 (2nt Session)

Île de Gorée (i.e. "Gorée Island"; (French pronunciation: ​[ildəɡoʁe]) is ane o the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. destricts) o the ceety o Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare (45-acre) island locatit 2 kilometre (1.1 nmi; 1.2 mi) at sea frae the main harbor o Dakar (14°40′0″N 17°24′0″W / 14.66667°N 17.40000°W / 14.66667; -17.40000).