Ghanaian Coastal Plain is a region of Ghana.

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Map of Ghanaian Coastal Plain

From west to east:

• 5.28333-2.766671 Elubo — the main Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire bordertown
• 4.866667-2.2413892 Axim — some tourism related to the fort and beaches
• 4.760503-2.0339753 Akwidaa — a charming fishing village surrounded by its unique, long pristine sand beaches
• 4.807889-1.9378894 Busua — seaside village
• 4.916667-1.7666675 Sekondi-Takoradi — adjacent port cities
• 5.01667-1.633336 Shama — has an old Portuguese
• 5.083333-1.357 Elmina — with another slave fort
• 5.1-1.258 Cape Coast — with a famous slave fort that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• 5.279028-0.7397229 Apam — beach town
• 5.5-0.36666710 Kokrobite — enjoy some time relaxing on this picturesque beach
• 5.533333-0.21666711 Accra — the capital city of Ghana
• 5.72444-0.16333312 Adenta East
• 5.666667-0.01666713 Tema — it has a fish market where you can watch the fishermen bring in their catch
• 5.8027780.61694414 Ada Foah — has a Ramsar natural wetland site for bird and turtle watching
• 5.791940.90027815 Anloga
• 5.9166670.98333316 Keta — has the remains of a Danish fort built in 1784 that was used in the Atlantic slave trade
• 6.1188061.19455617 Aflao — a coastal town in Ghana bordering Togo

Other destinations[edit]

• 5.02056-2.597781 Nzulezo — traditional stilted village
• 5.416667-1.3166672 Kakum National Park is the best preserved region of virgin rainforest in the country and provides the easiest access to the rainforest for tourists along with the famous canopy walkway.

Understand[edit]

This is an ideal region for visitors with a appreciation for history.

Slave forts and castles[edit]

The coastline is famous for its ancient forts, castles and slave dungeons, which were constructed by European merchants. The World Heritage Foundation under UNESCO has declared 11 of them as World Heritage Monuments under the name "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions".

• Fort Good Hope, Senya Beraku
• Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
• Fort Patience, Apam
• Fort Amsterdam, Abazde
• Fort St Jago, Elmina
• Fort Batenstein, Butri
• Fort San Sebastian, Shama
• Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove
• English Fort/Fort Vredenburg, Komenda
• Fort Saint Antony, Axim
• Elmina Castle, Elmina
• Fort Prinzenstein, Keta

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It's also the home of the famous Kakum National Park, Ghana’s most popular canopy walkway, historic places of interest, craft villages and several beach hotels and resorts. Beach lovers can enjoy the region’s many palm-fringed beaches, where warm African sunshine combines with the cool Atlantic Ocean breeze. The region enables visitors to establish a link between Africa and Europe, an era long gone.

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