Not surprisingly, very few ships stopped at Fort Dauphin for several years after this happened.

It was located about 9 km west of what a century later would become Fort Dauphin.

Fort Dauphin was a rough place to live.

Fort Dauphin considered by the French to be too dangerous a port to use for the next 60 years.

It is located 40 to 80 km from Fort Dauphin.

Three additional missionaries sent to their assistance never reached Fort Dauphin as they all died en route.

At one time Fort Dauphin had a chapel, monastery and library.

This effort includes the set-up of 2 tree nurseries near Fort Dauphin.

The closing workshop was held in Fort Dauphin early December 2008.

Port of Fort Dauphin was handling 30,000 tons per year.