Nations Online Logo
One World
Nations Online

All Countries in the World
 
Home Earth Continents dot Africa Ghana Country Profile Google Earth Accra Map

Map Index

___ Satellite View and Map of the City of Accra, Ghana

Searchable Map of the City of Accra using Google Earth Data

Satellite View is showing Accra, largest city and the national capital of Ghana, located in south Ghana on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, Atlantic Ocean.
Accra was founded by the Ga people (Ga-Adangbe, an ethnic group from the Greater Accra Plains) in the late 1400s, later it became a center for trade with the Portuguese, who built a fort in the town. In the 17th century it was the site of three European trading fortresses, which were all in British hands by 1871. It became the capital of the British colony of the Gold Coast in 1876 and was made capital of independent Ghana in 1957.

Today Accra has a population of about 2 million inhabitants. Official language is English.

The Map shows a city map of Accra with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to find Kotoka International Airport (IATA code: ACC) in northeast.
To find a location use the form below. To see just the map click on the "Map" Button.
 

To find a location type: street or place, city, optional: state, country.
Local Time Ghana:
Saturday-February-11  21:47  
Time Zone: no time offset of GMT/UTC
GMT/UTC 0
Google Map: Searchable map/satellite view of the city of Accra, Republic of Ghana.
 
City Coordinates: 5°33′00″N 0°12′00″W
φ Latitude °N, λ Longitude °E (of Map center):
More about Ghana:

Country:
Searchable map/satellite view of Ghana

Political Map of Ghana


Ghana Country Profile

Continent:
Map of Africa

External Link
Wikipedia: Accra
 
Accra Current Weather Conditions


Related Consumer Information:
Map help:
Click on the map, keep the mouse-button pressed and now move your mouse to move the map around. This will also change the value of Latitude/Longitude of the map (note: the Lat./Long. values correspond to the map center).
Point with your mouse cursor on a desired place on the map then double-click to center the map.
To zoom in click on +, to zoom out on –
The Map Type Control Buttons
To switch between various map types use this buttons: Map for street map, Satellite for satellite image; Hybrid for a combination of satellite image and street map; Terrain for a physical map.
Countries and Territories of Africa

Countries of the World: A - C | D - G | H - L | M - P | Q - T | U - Z

Continents: The Americas | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Europe
Search Nations Online Project
Bookmark/share this page



Bookmark and Share
Support UNICEF Valid XHTML 1.0
Valid CSS!


One World - Nations Online .:. let's care for this planet
Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness.
Blue Ribbon
Stop SOPA & PIPA
Don't let the U.S. regulate the internet of the World!
Site Map | Information Sources | Advertise with OWNO | Disclaimer: Privacy Policy, etc. | Contact: info@nationsonline.org | Copyright © 1998-2012 :: nationsonline.org